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Nokia collapsed after replacing engineer executives with non-technical lawyers and accountants
“One way it happened was they replaced the engineers who used to run the company with lawyers and accountants. Nothing wrong with lawyers and accountants, but they didn't have a feel for this hardware software set of issues. And another was they put in a matrix…”
Richard Rumelt Jan 21, 2024 ▶ 1:19:55 Good Strategy, Bad Strategy | Richard Rumelt
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Houston: BlackBerry and Nokia's peak sales occurred after iPhone's launch
“It was like Blackberry's and Nokia's best sales years happened in the lot, the years after launching the iPhone. So it doesn't, these things don't actually change immediately.”
Drew Houston Jan 9, 2025 ▶ 25:21 Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)
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