I'm a first-time entrepreneur working on a 'bits' company. I recently read your comments on ‘bits vs atoms’ companies, and my long-term ambition is to work on the latter.
Given the incredibly cheap infrastructure now available for software companies, it seems more practical to begin with a much less capital intensive software company early in my career. However, my ambition is to build up - a la Elon Musk - to working on more capital-intensive and ambitious ideas that involve ‘atoms’.
Do you agree with this rationale? What advice do you have for an entrepreneur/company looking to move along this trajectory?
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Hi Peter,
I'm a first-time entrepreneur working on a 'bits' company. I recently read your comments on ‘bits vs atoms’ companies, and my long-term ambition is to work on the latter.
Given the incredibly cheap infrastructure now available for software companies, it seems more practical to begin with a much less capital intensive software company early in my career. However, my ambition is to build up - a la Elon Musk - to working on more capital-intensive and ambitious ideas that involve ‘atoms’.
Do you agree with this rationale? What advice do you have for an entrepreneur/company looking to move along this trajectory?
Best, Stewart
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