“Success Is Very Fragile”

It’s easy to get excited and arrogant when things are going well but it is important to remember that success is very fragile.  Digg sold for $500K after being worth $200 million just a few years ago. In the same time period, RIM, maker of the Blackberry, lost 95% (!) of its value.  There is continual disruption in our industry and you are likely to fail if you get complacent or stop evolving.

From an internal email sent by CEO Jonah Peretti to BuzzFeed employees celebrating the company’s current success.

The Internet is a shark.

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