11 years is a long time in this industry.
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So it takes years to make a solid company.
It takes 20 years to make an overnight success.
Tech is a funny industry; I don't think there is any other industry on the planet that reinvents itself every 10-12 years.
I want to build something I'd be happy to be employed by 10 years out.
Longevity in this business is about being able to reinvent yourself or invent the future.
Some wonderful things have taken 10 years to make.
It is hard to imagine 10 years is not quite long enough to learn a lesson.
This is a fantastic time to be entering the business world, because business is going to change more in the next 10 years than it has in the last 50.
But I've consistently worked for 10 years.
I got the same industry experience in five years that someone else might have had in 15.