Takeaways from "50 companies that changed the world"

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Recently came across a book called "50 companies that changed the world", which described the 50 America-based companies that created a huge impact during the 19th and 20th centuries...

It has companies you know such as IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Ford, etc... but it also had a list of companies that many Non-American people may not know...

But yeah, the book is about learning the nature of businesses and the issues that can occur when you want to give an impact at the International level

The common things that can be observed across some/all companies, in general, can be summarised as follows:

The basic trait: Common for all companies is that none of them kept on a continuous upward streak. Every company had its tough times which they had to face and overcome.

Value the employees: Some companies treated the employees to the highest level, with insurance, staff quarters, etc. and some even supported the education of children of the employees.

Discover your partner: Not all companies are a dream of a single person. Many formed as a group of partners, and there will be of course people who will have the same idea as you... You need to make sure that you find them.

Adapting to change: In the period of 19th and 20th centuries the Internet and computers are revolutions, and the companies that calculated the advantage earlier got the upper hand; the companies which didn't adapt quickly had to suffer losses and of course, when they realized it they adopted it very widely...

So that's it my friend, the potential observations from the book, and yeah, you can prefer reading the hard copy for the full feel...

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