Archive: February 2020

A v B v C

February 27, 2020
There’s a common hiring quote that goes “A players hire A players; B players hire C players.” It’s been ascribed to Steve Jobs. The TSC commentary to this rule: “But sometimes an A needs a job and a B is...
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What does great mean?

February 17, 2020
Remember that there’s a difference between a great product, a great company, a great business, and a great investment. Depending on who you are and where you’re sitting at the table, you will need a different one of these at...
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DDA means use *detailed* data

February 17, 2020
I wrote this tweet in 2013, after seeing the McKinsey article on digging into details. Disaggregate data – take per-segment => per-customer analysis. @McKinsey catches up with @maprinci circa 2007 http://t.co/vi4bsVbCdS — rickcolosimo (@rickcolosimo) December 5, 2013 The world has...
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