Subj : Re: Jack Tramiel
To : Simon Geddes
From : Andreas Kohlbach
Date : Sun Jan 19 2020 12:50 pm
On Sun, 19 Jan 2020 07:06:56 +1300, Simon Geddes wrote:
>
> Jack gets a bad rapp for his "Jack attacks", and I'm not sure how well I
would
> have survived if I ever had to work under him. But reading "The Home Computer
> Wars" the other day, it left me with a slightly different feeling - an
> admiration for the man's sheer determination to win in business, and his
belief
> in his own business "religion".
>
> I tried to distill out of the book the components of The Religion (according
to
> the book, Jack called it this himself). It included a strong focus on lean
> business (sounds very modern), reducing the number of layers of command,
> expecting managers to "get involved" and not just manage. He was apparently
> oft-quoted as saying "business is like sex. You have to be involved".
>
> Just wondering if there are any other closet Jack admirers, and whether they
> can shed any more light on Jack's business religion?
Well you have to admire him. Like you have to admire Bill Gates. Even if
you otherwise hate them for being pricks.
--
Andreas
