The lesson of what you build for a company as something that may be thrown away is a good one.
However, I believe the only way to actually have a sacred masterpiece is to own the company and make the company's mission to build that sacred masterpiece. For example, there are definitely business opportunity for converting excel sheets to online apps that are collaborative.
The core problem is alignment between the tech investment and the company's goal.
The lesson of what you build for a company as something that may be thrown away is a good one.
However, I believe the only way to actually have a sacred masterpiece is to own the company and make the company's mission to build that sacred masterpiece. For example, there are definitely business opportunity for converting excel sheets to online apps that are collaborative.
The core problem is alignment between the tech investment and the company's goal.