Gabe Newell On Valve

I realize that top image may not be the most enticing for a click through but I implore you to read this great Polygon article - Gabe Newell on Valve's Past, Gaming's Present and Steam's Future. Even if most of that headline is nonsense to you; click through. Newell has a lot of great insight into hiring practices, community embracement and just Doing Good Business. This paragraph is definitely worth a roundtable of discussion:

Giving control to the internet and its users is the only logical choice that a modern corporation can take on, Newell said. Pre-internet thinking in terms of direct communication with consumers is harmful; the internet is much better at organizing individuals than a corporation will ever be. Open markets are what thrive in the digital age, and as technology improves — particularly 3D printing and other forms of digital-to-physical fabrication — that philosophy will become relevant far outside the Steam ecosystem.

Heads up via Adam.