pirates of silicon valley

[keith smith]

Ever watch "pirates of silicon valley"?  I've watched it maybe 4 or 5 times.  Several months ago I watched it 3 times in 2 days.

I do not know how accurate it is.

Bill Gates.  How does one become the riches man in the world?

I would suggest:
- His father was lawyer : He saw things as legal not moral.
- He grew up with a corporate mentality and emulated it.
- Salesmanship.  He was corporate minded and forced the issue.
- Tenacity :  I think he put in long hours and was willing to do what it took.
- He was better at the Watergate thing than Nixon.
- Was and is a slave driver.  However his slaves do get compensated well.
- Was good at taking others ideas and making them his own.
- Most everything he did was backwardly compatible.

Steve Jobs while successfully was a hippie.  
- He was a slave driver and probably still is. Anti-hippie.
- He was a little bazaar in how he pitted one group against another.
- I'm not sure he even knew about protecting his trade secrets.
- Far Superior superior product.
- At 3 or more points his product was not backward compatible.
- While Superior his company is a distant 2nd at best.

Now here is the million dollar question :

What can I learn from this that will make me a better business man today?

Keith





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