
…mic. His consumer products company Braun introduced the world to “functionalist” industrial design. In functionalist design the purpose intended for the object (for instance a razors purpose is to cut hair) is the guiding force behind its design. Every decision about the object (shape, texture, cost etc) is made to maximize the objects capacity to fulfill its intended purpose.
… even a week or two, in a company that has been around for a while and is at, say, 10 or so people? That failure to build a company structure where more than 1 person is able to handle each responsibility means that you’re brittle—and the buck for that, stops with you as a founder.