ago, you couldn't even perform an accurate search online. Now, the word Google is a synonym for accurate results...And the products have been heavily diversified. Thinking about this has re-hardened an old perspective of mine, that our current market situation produces change & value at a rapidly accelerating pace compared to previous industry. Everyday, we all troll around the "big news blogs" like Mashable looking for a snippet of killer information, and where to find a killer explosion. Has Facebook surpassed 600 million users, and when is it going IPO? The Pope sends his first Tweet from an iPad. Spotify raises over $100 million in VC funding, but when is the US launch? Everything we read is about analytics, venture funding, new offices spaces, or how somebody on one executive board or another was thrown under the bus. But for a moment, take a step back and ask yourself what happened to just two people in a garage trying to change the world through radical programming? And how often do you think they stopped to check in on the latest start up gossip? The best way to accomplish great things is to build a team that feels empowered and believes their work is intrinsically valued -- the IPO talk and ordering a new Porsche 911 Turbo must wait. Starting with an exit strategy in mind means you already have one foot out of the door, when it should be firmly planted on the ground beside your team. It's sometimes hard