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My very first company out of college made all new employees read Built to Last. Unfortunately, it was a case study in survivorship bias. Any conclusion from t
by SkyMarshal 14y ago
My very first company out of college made all new employees read Built to Last. Unfortunately, it was a case study in survivorship bias.
Any conclusion from the book is so suspect you'll probably be better informed not knowing anything at all than having read that book.
- dave_sullivan 14y agoSure, I hear you. But I could make the same argument about most any pop business book, biography, case study, history book, or startup blog post. That doesn't mean they have no value, nor does it mean that the simple act of reading them and coming to your own conclusions will transform you into some kind of idiot.