Success, and Farming vs. Mining

Wil Shipley of Delicious Monster fame:

Steve Jobs works constantly on his products, every waking minute of every day. He lives and sleeps and breathes them. He’s obsessive and crazy and kind of scary — but he’s trying to build something. He didn’t just say, “Here’s my idea: smart phone! BAM! Go make it happen. Ima jump in the sauna.” That simply doesn’t work. God is in the details. In the implementation.

Please, do yourself a favor and read the entire piece. (via Nik Fletcher)