3 Things That Impressed Me About Steve Yegge's Google + Rant
As I read Steve Yegge's Google + Manifesto I couldn’t help but think about Jerry Maguire’s mission statement that earned him high fives, backslaps and a cardboard box to clean out his office.
As I finished Yegge’s post and sighed, “Wow” … I tried to think why it was so impressive. So far I’ve got three things:
1. Passion – whether you agree or disagree there’s no faking passion. Steve’s passion for Google, getting it right and an accessible product is clear, poignant and compelling.
2. Arrogance – I don’t think companies intend to be arrogant, but his point that assuming you have the ability to predict exactly the product people will want over the long term is arrogant in a short-sighted, unintentional way. If we could do that, we’d spend more time at the roulette table.
3. Objectivity – Journalists always hear, “you’re supposed to be objective.” Well that’s wrong, there’s nothing more subjective than choosing what words, quotes, photos, links to include or not include in a story. What you need to be is representative of the topic and I think Yegge does a great job of explaining the context of the problem, the challenges, the solution and yes … his opinion in an inspiring, fair and honest way.
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