Enjoyed how the author shows the dynamic at play between the "sociopath" (eg the business driver) and the "losers" (eg the salarymen that trade short term stability in for their pursuit of capitalism).

If you can find a field of "losers" - who are defined simply as those who produce, but are unwilling to risk failure for larger gain - you've got a sound business.

Absolutely, and 100% true in my experience.