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Edwin Land

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Inventor of instant photography, co-founder of Polaroid

52 records in all

  • Principles 10
  • Episodes 22
  • Quotes 20
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Principles

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  • Research as a Core Function

    Strategy

    A small company should prioritize scientific research as much as manufacturing to remain competitive and innovative.

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    • Very often the best way to find out whether something is worth making is to make it, distribute it, and then to see, after the product has been around a few years, whether it was worth the trouble.
      Who can object to a monopoly when any new company, if it is built around a scientific nucleus, can create a new monopoly of its own by creating a wholly new field?
      Source Edwin Land  Wikiquote: Edwin H. Land, 1945  (opens in a new tab)

    1 more supporting quote is in the member records.

  • Long-term Product Validation

    Product

    Do not rely on initial sales feedback; the true value of a product is often only revealed after it has been in the market for several years.

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    • Very often the best way to find out whether something is worth making is to make it, distribute it, and then to see, after the product has been around a few years, whether it was worth the trouble.
      Who can object to a monopoly when any new company, if it is built around a scientific nucleus, can create a new monopoly of its own by creating a wholly new field?
      Source Edwin Land  Wikiquote: Edwin H. Land, 1945  (opens in a new tab)

    1 more supporting quote is in the member records.

  • Don't Wait for Accidents

    Leadership

    A leader's role is to actively create the conditions for greatness rather than waiting for favorable circumstances to occur by chance.

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    1 more supporting quote is in the member records.

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