ibagrak

It's just a saying I heard a long time ago from one of my professors. He probably meant it in the academic sense, i.e. the person could otherwise use that mental energy to do great research.

Good chess player - sign of a great mind. Great chess player - sign of a wasted mind.

I think I may have just come up with their new slogan: "The seedless watermelon of mattresses".

Huh? This is gross oversimplification of both APIs and the role of business development. The author somehow conflates deals with API integration. Not all deals (and not all deals are term sheets, whatever) result in APIs integration. Not all API integration coincides with business development activity.