Forward Thinking (By Mat Sherman)

Forward Thinking (By Mat Sherman)

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Founders Should Sound Crazy, and be Right

Founders Should Sound Crazy, and be Right

Why the weirdest companies today will be the giants of tomorrow

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Mat Sherman
Feb 09, 2019
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Why the weirdest companies today will be the giants of tomorrow

Uber was a crazy idea. The Airbnb folks got laughed out of investor meetings. Even Steve Jobs was seen as crazy for taking on IBM. But now, these three companies are legends. A core reason why a lot of giant companies exist today is because they were not obvious ideas when they were just get…

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