Hacker News Reader

The difference is the tenets the companies adhere to in their quests for profits.

Values matter.

Values are quite often a consequence of profits, in that companies develop values that align with how they make profits. Ben Thompson once coined this "strategy credit".

Show me a company which has values contrary to its profitability and then I'll be impressed (because that company will be at a competitive disadvantage).

Not necessarily. Amazon's Leadership Principles, and the tenets of all the startups I worked at (e.g. Karma/Drive/Tribe/Focus at Segment), were developed long before any of them made any profits.

Such as?

Reply on news.ycombinator.com