Paul Graham on this article focuses on the entrepreneur side, because he argues that Lisp is a great advantage for startups and told us about Viaweb, also a startup by Morris and Graham.
This reminds me when I learn about Blue Oceans and Red Oceans, referring to the competition where you get into. And from Graham was an advantage to develop in LISP, but I think his point of view is more subjective than objetive, so we don't have to be agree with him. I really see it that way, and example of a Red Ocean are the circuses that make the same show with clowns and animals, so the competition is bigger and bigger. But inside all this Ocean, there are a Blue Ocean, a clearly example is the Cirque du soleil, that innovate the show of a typical circus, which gave it an advantage, making it a successful show. This is what I think about Graham success, they used a new tool which gave them and advantage above all their competitors, because these new tool could have potential, but on the other side, risking with a new language that no one is used to, could be fatal because of the implementation or the API. And when other people contribute to the project maybe it would less.
Startups could be difficult to begin, but if you want to succeed, you have to risk, there will be different opinions but we have the final decision. Always make the best of each language, no matter the difficult is, you have to know the potency and if it fits with your project.
In conclusion, even Graham try to persuade us to use this language, also leave us a lesson of taking risks and not to be afraid to try something new, because other people don't use.
This reminds me when I learn about Blue Oceans and Red Oceans, referring to the competition where you get into. And from Graham was an advantage to develop in LISP, but I think his point of view is more subjective than objetive, so we don't have to be agree with him. I really see it that way, and example of a Red Ocean are the circuses that make the same show with clowns and animals, so the competition is bigger and bigger. But inside all this Ocean, there are a Blue Ocean, a clearly example is the Cirque du soleil, that innovate the show of a typical circus, which gave it an advantage, making it a successful show. This is what I think about Graham success, they used a new tool which gave them and advantage above all their competitors, because these new tool could have potential, but on the other side, risking with a new language that no one is used to, could be fatal because of the implementation or the API. And when other people contribute to the project maybe it would less.
Startups could be difficult to begin, but if you want to succeed, you have to risk, there will be different opinions but we have the final decision. Always make the best of each language, no matter the difficult is, you have to know the potency and if it fits with your project.
In conclusion, even Graham try to persuade us to use this language, also leave us a lesson of taking risks and not to be afraid to try something new, because other people don't use.
