Almost Perfect

Download or read book Almost Perfect written by W. E. Pete Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After steering WordPerfect Corp. through its dizzying rise from sales of $400,000 in 1980 to $550 million in 1992, Peterson left the company. Here he details what it took to successfully grow a company to that size & what compelled him to leave. He reveals the trials & tribulations of an executive at the top of the business ladder. Starting with one software program designed to run on Data General computers, the company grew & changed along with the computer industry itself. The dizzying growth of WordPerfect, its misreading of the Windows phenomenon, & its battle with competitors like Microsoft offer business drama that is both instructive & intriguing.