Eddie Van Halen's famous rider(contract) has a useful lesson for tech companies.[0][1] "It's one of those rock 'n' roll legends that turns out to be true: In t

Eddie Van Halen's famous rider(contract) has a useful lesson for tech companies.[0][1] "It's one of those rock 'n' roll legends that turns out to be true: In the 1980s, the party-rock superstars in Van Halen demanded, via a clause embedded in their tour rider, that no brown-colored M&Ms be allowed backstage at their concerts."[0] The reason was that if they included brown M&Ms, it was a strong indication they hadn't read the contract, which included intricate but important technical details. [0] https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2012/02/14/146880432/the-truth-about-van-halen-and-those-brown-m-ms https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2012/02/14/146880432/... [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/van-halen-brown-m-ms-contract-2016-9https://www.businessinsider.com/van-halen-brown-m-ms-contract-2016-9 https://www.businessinsider.com/van-halen-brown-m-ms-contrac...