martedì, febbraio 02, 2016

Creating value from long-term bets | Carlomaria Grassi || McKinsey & Company

... One afternoon in 1970, about four years into the project, one of the
scientists was in the lab and decided to run another experiment before leaving
for the weekend. He treated a strand of fibre, lined up the laser, examined it
under the microscope, and the light hit him right in the pupil. It was
literally and figuratively an eye - opening experience …  This life-changing invention would not have
been possible without a long-term focus and sustained investment - a pattern
that has repeated itself throughout Corning’s history. We lost money on LCD
glass for 14 years before it became an overnight success ...     
Creating value from long-term bets | McKinsey & Company

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