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If there ever was an article where tl;dr applies, this would be it.

Ultimately it’s a fairytale version of the history of Walmart and Amazon viewed through the lens of each company being an algorithm.

I’m not sure this carries much insight other than the importance and power of focus on customer satisfaction (which may seem obvious but in my experience bears repeating).

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good points

would also add

A) Whenever possible use Government subsides to subsidize your expenses, especially worker wages

B) Whenever possible screw over everyone you work with and exploit your vendors and business partners

C) Buy as much Government influence as possible. Even better, buy a newspaper in Washington so you can do overt (lobbying) and covert (who knows what dirt WSJ gathers on politicians) influence on the Government

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