There are some nuggets in here, like 'do stuff that doesn't scale' early on.
Coincidentally, I listened to a podcast episode on survivor bias this morning: http://youarenotsosmart.com/2013/05/23/survivorship-bias/ where the main takeaway for business is that "success boils down to serially avoiding catastrophic failure while routinely absorbing manageable damage".
Essentially, even successful companies don't know the secret of their success.
Coincidentally, I listened to a podcast episode on survivor bias this morning: http://youarenotsosmart.com/2013/05/23/survivorship-bias/ where the main takeaway for business is that "success boils down to serially avoiding catastrophic failure while routinely absorbing manageable damage".
Essentially, even successful companies don't know the secret of their success.