mengwong - How Great Startups are Like Great Literature

The magic of great literature, great storytelling, great art, is that a story bound in time and space can echo universal themes. Fictions spun by a single author can contain truths that appeal to everyone.

Similarly, a great startup can express a single auteur's vision, yet find a worldwide audience.

The difficulties faced by media startups who hope to touch the world are essentially identical to the difficulties faced by writers in their garrets.