Don't Cut Out the Middleman--Become One

eBay's a middleman. So's Google (for information). Being a middleman is fine - just add some value and efficiency in the process.

More I think about it - those that can't do, pontificate. Just build s__t that creates value or efficiency - whether you're a middleman or not.<p>Reading these articles is like peeing in the wind. You get wet and you stink. Instead, go in the cave and just....build....s__t!

I guess they didn't get Sarah Lacy's memo: <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/17/memo-to-start-ups-you%E2%80%99re-supposed-to-be-changing-the-world-remember/" rel="nofollow">http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/17/memo-to-start-ups-you%E...</a><p>clarification edit: Just pointing it out. Don't agree with her oversimplified (and 37 signals s vs n link-bait style post) essay