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Business growth in a flat world. Tyler Distad. Flat means “equalizing, because the flattening forces are empowering more individuals.”. “ BitTorrent is a Web site that allows users to upload their own online music libraries and download other people’s at the same time.”.
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Business growth in a flat world. Tyler Distad
Flat means “equalizing, because the flattening forces are empowering more individuals.”
“BitTorrent is a Web site that allows users to upload their own online music libraries and download other people’s at the same time.”
“When you have these standardized work flow tools, so does everyone else. You still have to have a unique product or service to offer.”
“Untouchables, in my lexicon, are people whose jobs cannot be outsourced, digitized, or automated.”
“American consumers benefit [from outsourcing], but it is hard to make the case that American labor [automatically] benefits.”
“[It’s not] ‘finish your dinner—people in China and India are starving.’ ‘It’s finish your homework—people in China and India are starving for your jobs.’”
“There is no limit to the number of idea-generated jobs in the world.”
“What’s happening now is just the tip of the iceberg . . . And everyone is going to have to improve themselves and be able to compete.”
“I used to joke that if I had one fervent wish it would be that every modem sold would come with a warning label from the surgeon general that would say: ‘[Common Sense] Not Included.’”
“This new Chinese-owned computer company headquartered in New York with factories in Raleigh and Beijing will have a Chinese chairman, an American CEO, and a Chinese CFO, and it will be listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.”
“If you’re not faster than your competition, you’re in a tenuous position, and if you’re only half as fast, you’re terminal.”