It’s easier to invent the future than to predict it.

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1. KapNuz - Easy News For You
   

   April 29th, 2008 at 11:58 pm

   A blast from the past!

2. Erhan Erdoğan
   

   April 30th, 2008 at 12:27 am

   Funny i see now, Revision date: 9/27/99 ; in my link! Hohoho, great!

3. hmmm
   

   April 30th, 2008 at 12:31 am

   and the great relevant google ads on the side. how abt same job description for fixing those

4. Memo
   

   April 30th, 2008 at 12:57 am

   favorite.post.ever.

   …especially after the beating my startup took today - this was exactly what I needed to read before heading off to bed - thanks Mike =)

5. clouds without water
   

   April 30th, 2008 at 12:59 am

   Huh. I wonder how that worked out?

6. Ian Nock
   

   April 30th, 2008 at 1:14 am

   The future is more mediocre than you expect.

7. EH
   

   April 30th, 2008 at 1:42 am

   I think I’ll buy a Beanie Baby to remember this by.

8. funkyboy
   

   April 30th, 2008 at 1:48 am

   Will put more attention to the title of announcements

9. Technology PR
   

   April 30th, 2008 at 3:44 am

   “you should be able to do so in one third the time that most competent people think possible” - this shows how Jeff Bezos is obsessed with speed. Traits like speed, obsession for being first are very important to succeed in this online world. It is important to run faster than the rest to win the game. Being first is equally important ( if not more important) than being best. Thanks to techcrunch for teaching this tiny lesson by quoting Jeff Bezos

10. PressReleasePoint
    

    April 30th, 2008 at 3:47 am

    “you should be able to do so in one third the time that most competent people think possible” - this shows how Jeff Bezos is obsessed with speed. Traits like speed, obsession for being first are very important to succeed in this online world. It is important to run faster than the rest to win the game. Being first is equally important if not more important than being best. Thanks to techcrunch for teaching this tiny lesson by quoting Jeff Bezos

11. Robert Synnott
    

    April 30th, 2008 at 5:57 am

    Ah, back when C++ was actually a sensible language to write a website in, and the Sun E450 ran the web…

12. Raskin
    

    April 30th, 2008 at 6:01 am

    Well, if by “invent the future” you mean “sell stuff online” … then, yes, that’s easier.

13. Jon
    

    April 30th, 2008 at 6:13 am

    This is really cool… thanks for posting it Michael! This is amazing inspiration for us entrepreneurs out there in the world!

    Jon
    http://woodmarvels.com - Create Unique Memories

14. Leo Piccioli
    

    April 30th, 2008 at 7:16 am

    Thanks for posting this.
    Just blogged about it (in Spanish).

15. Ryan
    

    April 30th, 2008 at 7:32 am

    Would have been nice to get on that wagon early…

16. Oh boy...
    

    April 30th, 2008 at 7:45 am

    Cool post! I’d like to see more posts like this!

    “meaningful equity” in Amazon at its launch. Oh goodness, I wonder what that’d be worth now? Several million for sure, eh?

17. Kyle
    

    April 30th, 2008 at 8:13 am

    The funny part is Bezos came back to inspire Kay and Nicholas Negroponte of One Laptop per Child more then a decade later with his idea to sell the XO laptops as part of a “Give One, Get One” campaign…..

    http://racetalkblog.com/

18. Tony T
    

    April 30th, 2008 at 9:19 am

    Thats great inspiration for the rest of us!

19. John McCrea
    

    April 30th, 2008 at 11:00 am

    That’s a great flashback to one of my favorite years, ever. Thanks!

20. Mnemon
    

    May 1st, 2008 at 9:48 am

    Why do you all think this is not a hoax?