After awhile of not reading books, I picked up a book from a friend’s library. As is the case with most things I do in life, once I start there’s no stopping till I finish. It was only natural for me to finish 300 pages in one setting. As I was reading through the pages, there were small notes written on the side of different paragraphs by the original owner of the book. It was interesting, as if you see the world from another person’s perspective and live in his/her shoes as they read the book and got caught up in nostalgia.. People should exchange books more often =)
War of currents! Building real products… Edison vs Tesla
There’s been a never ending debate on the greatness of the two. Tesla, being the futuristic, visionary of the two, while Edison, being the more practical, business minded.
One capable of true disruptive innovations, way ahead of the time, with little traction; while the other, with a more practical approach, solving problems at hand, building/buying product(s) that leave a huge impact in the intermediate future; capable of producing a revenue stream.
As I ponder on the components that go into building great products, the kind of products that leave a lasting impact, disrupt the industry, and are vehicles of change.. I can't help but think of these two innovators. Finding the sweet spot between the two approaches; between the two kinds of brilliance.