The new Radiohead record, In Rainbows, apparently is going to break some rules. But then again maybe not.

One that won’t go away (under load), one that doesn’t keep me up all night (worrying about scaling), one that won’t make me sleep all day (when I should be adding features). If you have tried to build an Internet site or application recently that needs to work for thousands or tens of thousands of concurrent users you may share this desire.

I've written before about the 'ugly adolescent' stage that most companies go through between the 'field of dreams' stage and the 'sustainable business' stage. This is the period when the companies start to grow headcount, generate revenue, define the business opportunity, and start operating in addition to innovating.