GoKawiilEntrepreneur Essay Revisits Gustave Eiffel's Tower Backlash as Lesson on Chasing Approval
An Entrepreneur opinion piece recounts how Gustave Eiffel faced a public letter from roughly 40 artists and writers, including Charles Garnier and Guy de Maupassant, condemning his planned 300-meter tower before the 1889 Paris World's Fair. Despite the backlash, Eiffel completed the tower, which drew nearly two million visitors during the fair. The author uses this history to argue that founders often keep seeking validation from critics even after customers or results have already settled the question.