tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8780825106608134074.post977587234804360616..comments2022-11-19T05:41:08.378-08:00Comments on THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT: Peter Diamandis on the X-Prize and Private SpacecraftLaksen Sirimannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02952044380913784597noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8780825106608134074.post-38184158635584729582010-04-30T13:56:11.695-07:002010-04-30T13:56:11.695-07:00Truly inspiring. Being risk averse happens on a mu...Truly inspiring. Being risk averse happens on a much smaller scale as well - I had a boss at a previous job tell me after an hour-long personal presentation of an idea with a working prototype "Well, that's very nice, but I have 6 people that say it's good and 35 that say it's bad. Therefore it's bad.".<br /><br />Guess what - that idea still lives in several products the company makes...<br /><br />He's right - breakthroughs are at best sustained innovations if everyone accepts them from day one and the first PowerPoint slide.Amnon I. Govrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992092543031860218noreply@blogger.com