Ironing out the little problems can make it so companies can avoid big disasters. Recorded: January 31, 2007 Related Article: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/headlines/2007entepreneurshipconf.s...
========== >> Well, I have a fun job, but I'm not going to talk aboutthe fun parts.I'm going to talk about the problems that we've had -- aboutthe hard parts.I want to start with two questions.The first question is, Why do successful companies fail?Now, I grew up around this whole industry of computers, and-- as it went through this remarkable revolution -- and sawa lot of companies come and go.But there were two that stand out in my mind.One was Evans & Sutherland, which is located in Salt Lake.This was one of the pioneering companies in computergraphics, and they had the lead.They had more knowledge and expertise than anybody else.And they were in the best position to take that knowledgeand go to the next level as a company.But ...
