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"And then the entire project self destructed over nothing more than greed, jealousy and miscommunication."
-TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington
"Greed is Good"
- Gordon Gekko
After reading an article like "The End of CrunchPad" by Tech Crunch founder Michael Arrington, you can't help but shake your head. But what does that head shaking mean? What part of watching a good idea, good product, or good anything go bust makes you shake your head or feel what you feel? For me, in the context of this article, it's the lack of understanding and reason shown by some of the characters in this story. Business is business, revolving around clarity of terms and contracts; but is it unheard of to be reasonable in decision making, and give each member of a project the benefit of the doubt, especially when it is obvious that they played a major roll.
How many situations have there been like this? How much more would be available to people if these situations didn't occur? I don't know, but probably a lot. In classic fashion though, some people just seem to want it all, rather than just settling for a piece of it. It could be possible to build an impressive personal portfolio with several pieces of a project that a person contributes to, rather than one whole project that is tainted.
