Manifesto vs. empirics: "The corporate culture of hidden champions is distinctive. Their values are conservative: hard work, strict selection, intolerance of u

Manifesto vs. empirics: "The corporate culture of hidden champions is distinctive. Their values are conservative: hard work, strict selection, intolerance of underperformance, low sickness rates and high employee loyalty — and most are based in smaller towns. Leadership style is authoritarian on strategic issues but participative on operations level. The leaders identify themselves with the company, are focussed on their products, and stay for a long time, much longer than is normal in large public corporations." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Champions#Hidden_Champions.27_success_factors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Champions#Hidden_Champio... Yes, this is not necessarily the best model for hackers, but one should keep in mind that these hidden champions are successful tech companies.