Re:Startups and the Stockdale Paradox
by papersmith on Sunday March 04, 2007 @01:34AM
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I read "Good to Great", it's an awesome book for mature companies, but not really relevant for startups. Though never mentioned, I can sort of see Google fitting the profile of an up-and-coming "great company" according to the author's definition (one that will beat the market over the long term).
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Re:Startups and the Stockdale Paradox
by nostrademons on Sunday March 04, 2007 @11:27AM
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The prequel "Built to Last", however, is great for startups. He studied "visionary companies" in that one (including HP, IBM, Merck, 3M, etc.), and includes a lot about *how* a visionary company starts. I heard echoes of Built to Last in Woz's presentation at the startup school, so it's not just old-economy companies that it applies to.