Industry is destiny
Industry is destiny. Choose the right industry and things will be easy. Choose wrong and you’re doomed no matter how good you are. The same thing goes for people.
It was first told to me by Professor Burgelman during the Stanford Executive Program. Paraphrasing: “Industry is destiny! You can be the best CEO in the world, but if you work in the airline industry you’ll deliver mediocre returns to investors. Or you can be a mediocre CEO in a fast growing industry like technology and deliver outstanding returns.”
Previously named: “116.063 Life Lessons - Industry is destiny”
Graph:
- 110.006 Startups - Industry is destiny to 116.056 Life Lessons - Control the inputs not the outcomes
- 110.006 Startups - Industry is destiny to 116.059 Life Lessons - Make your decisions as expected value calculations
- 116 Life Lessons to 110.006 Startups - Industry is destiny
- 131.002 Leadership - Napoleon motivated people to do incredible things to 110.006 Startups - Industry is destiny