What Steve Coast thinks about ambition

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Founder of OpenStreetMap, the collaborative map of the world; later worked on mapping at Microsoft and Telenav.

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2 dated positions, 2022 to 2023, in their own words. Our reading of what Steve Coast has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 15 Oct 2023

   Our readingPeople who are smart in a narrow way but don't read broadly are the ones who cause disastrous unintended consequences.

   Their wordsyou should be frightened of smart people who don't read. They're the ones that build Jurassic Park, or send all the dentists to build a dam.

   ↗Orbitalsstevecoast.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

2. 15 months earlier

3. 29 Jul 2022

   Our readingFixating on the destination rather than the process leaves you stranded when things go wrong.

   Their wordsIf you focus on the goal you'll just be stranded on some mountain waiting for a rescue mission.

   ↗Jurassic Jeep Adventuresstevecoast.com 2nd of 2 in this piece