Great post, as usual. One thing (a key element IMO) implied but not mentioned. Relationships. The fat man did not do a bakeoff to find the best law firm, he hired Jamail, because, well, he's my man you know and I trust him. Business still gets done this way, it's not an 80's thing and won't change (unless we all end up doing business with a DeepSeek API as counterpart. If so, bad luck for the Jamail's of the world).
Great post, as usual. One thing (a key element IMO) implied but not mentioned. Relationships. The fat man did not do a bakeoff to find the best law firm, he hired Jamail, because, well, he's my man you know and I trust him. Business still gets done this way, it's not an 80's thing and won't change (unless we all end up doing business with a DeepSeek API as counterpart. If so, bad luck for the Jamail's of the world).
Good point - thanks for saying it.
Amazes me how you’re able to find these stories. Fun read thanks for sharing!
Appreciate the kind words. Best of luck to you.
Great story on Pennzoil DCS. I remember reading Oil and Honor about the Getty Oil affair and getting flabbergasted.