Comments on: Start-up culture and all that Jazz

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By: Антон Павлович

Антон Павлович — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:20:14 +0000

Прошу прощения, что я Вас прерываю, но мне необходимо немного больше информации.... I had an opportunity to explain start-up culture to a friend tonight.....

By: David Alston

David Alston — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:14:57 +0000

Wow Eric I was just thinking about that same thing the day after I wrote this. Indeed, the entrepreneur type is the other end of the spectrum and more like a solo artist. Great idea and on the books for the next post perhaps.

Cheers and thanks. D

By: Eric Suesz

Eric Suesz — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:43:28 +0000

I like your analogy. As long as there’s no smooth jazz involved.

I think you could even extend this analogy to include solo start-up developers — they’re like the sax player on the street corner with a hat out for tips.

I think this is your gem and perhaps a jumping off point for a related blog post: “It’s about enjoying the time together and enjoying the imperfections that surface as signs of character.”

By: David Alston

David Alston — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:53:56 +0000

@keith – Ahh, I knew you were a jazz player I tried to teach myself the sax a dozen years ago but alas never had the trio to play with and to give me motivation. I guess I’m not a solo artist

@tom – very cool riffing on this idea. I like the extra flavor you brought to it. I hadn’t thought of the conductor role in this analogy so thanks for giving that some life.

By: tom

tom — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:04:43 +0000

Good points.

I think the main difference between a symphony and a jazz trio is leadership. In a jazz trio everyone is a leader at some point. When it’s their time for a solo they lead and their riff can send the other two players down a different path.

With a symphony there is a true leader in the conductor. They pull people together to make something happen in alignment with what they understand as the vision of the piece.

Small symphonies have experimented, quite successfully, with the no leader model. Each of the instrumentation groups (strings, woodwinds, brass…) have designated leaders who then work with the other leaders to determine the direction.

Going from jazz trio to big band symphony is a natural progression for some companies but others see great success in staying a jazz trio/quartet. It truly is a matter of how well each person on the group feels about becoming a leader.

thanks for the thoughts.

By: Keith Burtis

Keith Burtis — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:24:00 +0000

David, when you put it like that I guess there is no question that I am a Jazz performer. Heck, I played in the jazz band in high school because I could not read music. The teacher there allowed me to join in because we were highly talented and fed of each other. While I always saw the benefit in knowing all the notes and the standard ways of playing I could never fit myself into that box. Still to this day…if you put me in a box I will break it out for sure. Great post!
Keith