Software is eating the world. This is the title of the last chapter of The Launch Pad by Randall Stross , which is a book about how Silicon Valley invests in start-ups run by small teams of brilliant software engineers and salesmen, which then go on to change business as we know it. This book is one of the most gripping business books you could read. It is about the realities of modern entrepreneurship where 20 year old college drop outs create ideas that can disrupt any industry. I was reading Peter Blakemore’s remarks on turning 70, reflecting on his very successful career in wholesaling built on a very simple business model: buying well, knowing your staff giving great customer service and competitive prices. A simple strategy executed well. The scary thing about the Launch Pad is how Y Combinator, the school for start-ups launched by Paul Graham, is enabling digital businesses to find simple strategies that can change how your world works. Stross followed 64 teams (out of...
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