He built something really cool that actually worked, while other people were building systems that were just failing.
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I think it was just a matter of large companies having concerns about launching projects that can say anything, how much you're risking versus how much you have to gain from it.
He did not get a lot of headcount. He started the thing as a 20% project,Then he just recruited an army of 20% helpers who were ignoring their day jobs and just helping him with this system.