Remember when I posted about that Haas School of Business Study that I was interviewed for? Well, the Economist has read it now, and has an article keyed off both the study and the recent Google/MTV/MySpace deals here. The piece compares Google with Napoleon. Really.
Google As Napoleon
Remember when I posted about that Haas School of Business Study that I was interviewed for? Well, the Economist has read it now, and has an article keyed off both the study and the recent Google/MTV/MySpace deals here. The piece compares Google with Napoleon. Really….
spellcheck alert, mon general!
Doh! Doc, more percocet, please…
That is funny, Google looks a little taller than him.
It is a commentary about our societies – when Business has gone from Sports Rivalry to Warfar Analogies
Now thriving = logistical conquests
Dear Lord
Maybe it is a bit far sought, but the situations certainly have some similarities. I agree with mr.Saffo that a merger is not the solution.
Napoleon became a legend because Clausewitz distilled his strategies into book form. Looks like you will have to do a new book on those Google guys.
I did an article comparing most businesses to the cast of “Weird Science” but I haven’t gotten any phone calls from The Economist about that. Go figure.
Cash
and it will crush as Napalean 🙂