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Pmarchive · The Moby Dick theory of big companies

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An archive of the best articles from Marc Andreessen’s now defunct blog

“There she blows,” was sung out from the mast-head. “Where away?” demanded the captain. “Three points off the lee bow, sir.” “Raise up your wheel. Steady!” “Steady, sir.” “Mast-head ahoy! Do you see that whale now?” “Ay ay, sir! A shoal of Sperm Whales! There she blows! There she breaches!” “Sing out! sing out every time!” “Ay Ay, sir! There she blows! there—there—THAR she blows—bowes—bo-o-os!” “How far off?” “Two miles and a half.” “Thunder and lightning! so near! Call all hands.” — J. Ross Browne’s Etchings of a Whaling Cruize, 1846 There are times in the life of a startup when you have to d

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