http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/ Thu, 19 Jun 2014 09:26:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/#comment-214 Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:40:56 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/#comment-214 Just as the Internet empowered individuals to make a greater amount of social difference/change, it also made it easy for all those efforts to be dependent on that individual (usually founder).
Founder quits/etc, who remains to execute the vision? Who understands the vision?
That said, if each of these projects has a trusted core team, there is plenty of hope.

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/#comment-213 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:15:24 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/#comment-213 If Bill Gates dies, the economy will collapse. JK! Maybe though right? But seriously, I think you make some great points here.. Great leaders today hold a lot more global recognition then they did historically when the world was less connected (internet). – ben @ http://rubyonrailsblog.com/

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/#comment-212 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:00:05 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/#comment-212 To what extent is this dilemma a product simply of “bigness”? Entities often thrive until they simply grow too big, lose their functionality, their drive. They slow down, come apart at the edges, and their very bigness prevents rapid fixes. This is true of empires, modern megalopoli, The Beatles, and companies. The Dictator Principle forestalls the fall, but it is inevitable after his demise. Even if a worthy successor is prepared, the supporting structure falls under its own weight.

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/#comment-211 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 10:59:28 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/#comment-211 To what extent is this dilemma a product simply of “bigness”? Entities often thrive until they simply grow too big, lose their functionality, their drive. They slow down, come apart at the edges, and their very bigness prevents rapid fixes. This is true of empires, modern megalopoli, The Beatles, and companies. The Dictator Principle forestalls the fall, but it is inevitable after his demise. Even if a worthy successor is prepared, the supporting structure falls under its own weight.

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/#comment-210 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 10:59:03 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/#comment-210 To what extent is this dilemma a product simply of “bigness”? Entities often thrive until they simply grow too big, lose their functionality, their drive. They slow down, come apart at the edges, and their very bigness prevents rapid fixes. This is true of empires, modern megalopoli, The Beatles, and companies. The Dictator Principle forestalls the fall, but it is inevitable after his demise. Even if a worthy successor is prepared, the supporting structure falls under its own weight.

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/#comment-209 Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:14:48 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2006/08/12/when_founders_die/#comment-209 thanks! maybe not so much charismatic, or ascetic.
Craig

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