Paul mentions the decreasing costs of technology, but he doesn't mention the fundamental property of technology that allows this to happen.
This economic trend is directly related to technology and software. One of the problems for big corporations is that more and more is done by machines, i.e., software. However, the singular phenomenon of software is that, the more people working on it, the harder it is to maintain and evolve.
Small groups are much better prepared for success in our present world because they can leverage software. As a single organization grows, so grows the complexity of its internal systems.
This economic trend is directly related to technology and software. One of the problems for big corporations is that more and more is done by machines, i.e., software. However, the singular phenomenon of software is that, the more people working on it, the harder it is to maintain and evolve.
Small groups are much better prepared for success in our present world because they can leverage software. As a single organization grows, so grows the complexity of its internal systems.