[paulcole]

> What I got from the book was that they gave up pretty early on making real progress and instead decided to lie.

What specifically in the book made you believe this? I'm halfway through and so far it sounds like nothing worse than any other megalomaniac start-up founder.

[maxxxxx]

They fired anybody who had any doubts like the CFO at the beginning of the book. Someone who honestly wants to solve a problem doesn't do that. They also never had any real idea how their stuff should actually work other a "vision".

[rhino369]

I wondered why they were so afraid of a third version of their machine. Seems like they stuck with the second version even after it was clear it could never work. Seems like they were just ready to use off the shelf equipment from that point on.