Apple’s “fifth Beatle,” Ron Wayne, sold his 10% stake in the company two weeks after it was founded to avoid pushing paper and startup risks. That $US35 billion would have been a lot of paper, Ron. I would have pushed.
Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky, after months of dogged reporting and research, recently put together a story called “Inside Apple.” Appropriate, seeing as he goes at length to reveal Apple’s cultural core; This is a company for whom failure isn’t an option.
If you’re an iPad-owning subscriber to the dead tree versions of Time, Sports Illustrated, or Fortune you’ve had a pretty frustrating ride lately. Namely: you’ve had to pay twice for largely the same content. Until today, that is.
While ‘admired’ might a bit of a misnomer for some of these companies, the annual list of the who’s who in the corporate world is out again. Fortune Magazine releases their Top 50 list each year and not surprisingly, the list doesn’t switch around much. Apple fans, the Gods are smiling once more. You’re number one.
