[alexawarrior4]

So Ballmer-era Microsoft was the inspiration for Amazon's current culture, I see.

[xkqd]

This one’s on Jack Welch - a pioneer in short term gain over long term building. You absolutely can juice a company’s performance by going dog-eat-dog, but inevitably when the smoke clears you’re left with jackals and hyenas stretched too thin.

Always worth mentioning that this culturally altered America in a way that we’ll probably never unwind.

[alsetmusic]

> Always worth mentioning that this culturally altered America in a way that we’ll probably never unwind.

I think this about a lot of things, such as certain events in politics or generative AI. I'm curious how you apply this to ruthless cutthroat policies at a handful of (admittedly quite large) tech companies?

[RobRivera]

Culturally unwinds corporate america.

Go to any family business that scales a niche and you find golf course dealmaking and nepotism humming along with good ole fashion quiet cartel work.

[DowagerDave]

Combined with the massive popularity of private equity in so many business areas now we're unlikely to see 100-year companies again.