[Mick]

This guy is part of the Silicon Valley mindset that says if you are an expert in one thing, you must be smart enough that you know more than everyone else in every other field. This is the kind of thinking that led to the death of Steve Jobs. It would be the equivalent of a pediatrician saying they know more about geriatric medicine than everyone else.

That mindset drives me crazy.  I would never, in a million years, think of telling a lawyer how to draft a contract or a complaint, but at least twice a day, I get lawyers telling me how to market.  Example: one lawyer told me we needed acrylic business cards because they would make us stand out. That's true, it would make us stand out, but not in the way that he'd expect. I told him if we sold acrylic that would be a great idea.  

I heard one comedian discuss COVID by admiring the number of Communications grads who apparently recently received their M.D.'s as well, based upon how they hold forth on the coronavirus.

[Mick]

This guy is part of the Silicon Valley mindset that says if you are an expert in one thing, you must be smart enough that you know more than everyone else in every other field. This is the kind of thinking that led to the death of Steve Jobs. It would be the equivalent of a pediatrician saying they know more about geriatric medicine than everyone else.

That mindset drives me crazy.  I would never, in a million years, think of telling a lawyer how to draft a contract or a complaint, but at least twice a day, I get lawyers telling me how to market.  Example: one lawyer told me we needed acrylic business cards because they would make us stand out. That's true, it would make us stand out, but not in the way that he'd expect. I told him if we sold acrylic that would be a great idea.  

I heard one comedian discuss COVID by admiring the number of Communications grads who apparently recently received their M.D.'s as well, based upon how they hold forth on the coronavirus.