Almost perfect
by W. E. Peterson · first published 1994
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Almost Perfect by WE Pete Peterson [0] is the story of WordPerfect and how it burned up. I think it was a good example of 80s/90s software startups and think the author, CEO I think, was frank about what went wrong.…
on “Let there be more biographies of failures” ↗"Almost Perfect" by W. E. Peterson, the story of the rise and fall of WordPerfect Corporation http://www.wordplace.com/ap/
on “Ask HN: Recommendations on books and documentaries on tech companies/people?” ↗I’ve had the pdf of “Almost Perfect” by Pete Peterson [0] on my cloud for a while and like reading it in bits and pieces and rereading it when I’m stuck somewhere without data. It’s the story of WordPerfect and while desktop software is…
on “Ask HN: Any interesting books you have read lately?” ↗