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"Crushing your enemy, seeing them driven before you and hearing the lamentations of their women is victory" While some management "self help" books use war as
by plinkplonk 17y ago
"Crushing your enemy, seeing them driven before you and hearing the lamentations of their women is victory"
While some management "self help" books use war as a metaphor for business, business isn't really war. The Genghis Khan quote you used might be appropriate for a medieval era barbarian general, not so much a businessman in the 21st century.
"Victory" for a startup is meetings its founders'/investors' goals. No more no less.
- thrdOriginal 17y agoThe quote is from Conan the Barbarian: it is a funny quote, a funny post, and probably not meant to be taken as a metaphor for business.
- plinkplonk 17y ago"The quote is from Conan the Barbarian:" You think? ;-) And where did Robert E Howard get it from? Ole Genghiz said this a looong time ago. Look it up.
- gaius 17y agoYou say that, but I remember going to Oracle sales conferences in the 90s with lasers, employees lined up wearing black uniforms, Vanessa Mae playing her electric violin and a VP on stage ranting about bringing Oracle's rivals to their knees while the crowd cheered and punched the air. Hell, I was only there for the canapes...