Tag: originality

Everything I know, I learned from someone else

by Chris Yeh

Here in Silicon Valley, we love “visionaries.”  We admire people who “think different” and “invent the future.” It’s a tough act to follow.  And it’s not even true. Everything I know, I learned from someone else. Maybe I read about it on a blog, or in a book. Maybe I learned it by working with … Continue reading Everything I know, I learned from someone else

The Curse of Originality

by Chris Yeh

While we were on vacation in Washington DC, we spent a fair amount of time in art museums.  We visited the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of American Art twice, as well as the Sackler Gallery, which is part of the Smithsonian Castle complex. One thing that struck me over and over was … Continue reading The Curse of Originality