Five years, that’s not too long

Ozzie: The thing that's not really characteristic, that doesn't really translate from both of my startups to what other entrepreneurs do, is that I think of the challenges I take on as 10-year challenges, not filling a quick market niche. There tends to be some time where I'm building up a level of technological advantage for when we get to market.

The second was that I learned that I could keep focused on a single activity for 25 years. I now had proof that I could stay with something for a long period of time. Given the short-term focus of most people, I knew this was an enormous advantage.