My biggest mistake? Hmmm ... Depending on others to actually do what they're supposed to do.
Still a tough one to avoid to this day. Gotta have employees and outside contractors and such. Can't do everything, can't learn or know everything. So you have to delegate and you have to get (what you think at the time) are the right people inside or outside to do things.
Mind you, overall, my judgement has been a lot more right than it has been wrong ... but whooboy, the few wrongs can majorly make you feel like you've been anally-probed! (And not in a good way, Serge, hehe)
Again, though, tough to get around to this day.
(But I'd be happy to hear any suggestions!)
And -- no one on this board, btw, seriously -- but damn I have to say in my experience that over all (not saying all of 'em, just in my experience most of 'em) it's the programmers who are the freaking worse of anyone in terms of keeping anything remotely called a deadline. Whatever they say, just add eight years on to the estimated time of completion and you'll be getting close to the actual delivery date. Maybe.
Grrrr ... See what you started, Jeff? Damn ya!
