Alex Kantrowitz
Always Day One
How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever
Portfolio, 2020
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Big tech companies succeed by operating like start-ups, focusing on ideas and flattening hierarchies.
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Today’s biggest tech companies keep their competitive edge by embracing the inventive, collaborative spirit of start-ups. They prioritize reinvention, minimize “execution work,” democratize ideas and overthrow rigid hierarchies. Tech reporter Alex Kantrowitz details how Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Facebook maintain their relevance. He also explains the challenges companies such as Apple face as a result of clinging to outdated corporate cultures. Kantrowitz urges tech leaders to confront the potential harm their companies can cause and to channel their powers to build a better world.
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About the Author
Alex Kantrowitz covers technology as a senior report at BuzzFeed News.
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