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mvkel · 2025-01-11 · Original thread
A great book on failure is "Riding the Runaway Horse," about the rise and fall of Wang Computers.

A cautionary tale about hubris and nepotism.

https://www.amazon.com/Riding-Runaway-Horse-Decline-Laborato...

It is a real shame that more books aren't written about failures, since that's supposedly where all the learning happens.

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