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There's a really good story on the stock corner of Piggly Wiggly in "Business Adventures", a book that Bill Gates said is his favorite business book. https://w
by binarynate 6y ago
There's a really good story on the stock corner of Piggly Wiggly in "Business Adventures", a book that Bill Gates said is his favorite business book.
https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Business-Adventures https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Business-Adventures
- frompdx 6y agoWhen I saw this thread "Business Adventures" was the first thing I thought of. I bought a copy when it appeared on one of Bill Gate's summer reading lists. It's a great book. The story of the Piggly Wiggly stock corner is great, as is the story of the creation of the Xerox machine. I think I lent my copy to a co-worker who I'm fairly certain never read it. They also never gave it back. Oh well. For anyone looking for a book in a similar vein I recommend "The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed" by John McPhee.
- matthewowen 6y agoThis is that article: Business Adventures is a collection of Brook's New Yorker articles
- binarynate 6y agoOh yeah, you're right—thanks for pointing that out!
- swalsh 6y agoI loved every story in that book, it is also one of my top 10 favorite books.