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Inventor of Ethernet: Proudest moment of the career
In an interview, Robert Metcalfe said going from zero to million dollars a month in sales revenue was his life's accomplishment. He said, "I used a yellow graph paper often used by engineers. At the beginning of every month, I would put the sales total goal of the month at the top and I would draw a straight line. Each day new order would come in and I would put a new dot toward the goal. As long as we were above this line, I was happy and when our team fell below that line, I was sad. W...
Inventor of Ethernet: Proudest moment of the career
In an interview, Robert Metcalfe said going from zero to million dollars a month in sales revenue was his life's accomplishment. He said, "I used a yellow graph paper often used by engineers. At the beginning of every month, I would put the sales total goal of the month at the top and I would draw a straight line. Each day new order would come in and I would put a new dot toward the goal. As long as we were above this line, I was happy and when our team fell below that line, I was sad. W...
Paradox of effort: What Picasso teaches about consistency
One day, Picasso was walking through the market when a woman approached him. She pulled out a piece of paper and said, "Mr. Picasso, I am a fan of your work. Could you please do a little drawing for me?" Picasso smiled and quickly drew a small but beautiful piece of art on the paper. He handed it back to her and said, "That will be one million dollars." "But Mr. Picasso," the woman protested, "It only took you thirty seconds to draw this little masterpiece." "My good woman," Picasso smiled, "...
Paradox of effort: What Picasso teaches about consistency
One day, Picasso was walking through the market when a woman approached him. She pulled out a piece of paper and said, "Mr. Picasso, I am a fan of your work. Could you please do a little drawing for me?" Picasso smiled and quickly drew a small but beautiful piece of art on the paper. He handed it back to her and said, "That will be one million dollars." "But Mr. Picasso," the woman protested, "It only took you thirty seconds to draw this little masterpiece." "My good woman," Picasso smiled, "...
