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The Sad Lie of Mediocrity (sethgodin.typepad.com)
4 points by twampss on Nov 7, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


This would only be true in scalable professions like software.

It's interesting he uses a chef as an example because I think its an example that proves his point incorrect. You will still be an extremely profitable restaurant if you have a chef 96% as good as the best chef in the area. That's because chefs and restaurants aren't scalable. The best chef can't service everyone unlike, say, the best software provider.




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