Successful companies fail not because they do things wrong, but because they do everything right, which is a super cool and counterintuitive concept. This insight originated from a question asked by a student at Harvard Business School about the causes of successful companies failing.
In this, the first episode of the Exponent podcast, we talk about our background, Microsoft and disruption, and the meaning of culture. We also explore our goals for this podcast, and just a bit about Taiwanese garbage trucks.
Show Notes:
- If Steve Ballmer Ran Apple link
- The Halo Effect:…and Eight Other Business Delusions that Deceive Managers link
- Skating Towards the Goal link
- Bill Gates’ Steve Jobs Moment link
- Friction link
- Note: The Internet Explorer rendering engine is called Trident, not Triton