The World Is Flat/Friedman p.177-184

178 In short, the convergence of the ten flatteners begat the convergence of a set of business practices and skills that would get the most out of the flat world. And then the two began to mutually reinforce each other.

179 How you collaborate horizontally and manage horizontally requires a totally different set of skills from traditional top-down approaches.

180 Figure out the value proposition that is needed for each client and then identify and assemble the individual talent.

181 CONVERGENCE III – It is this triple convergence – of new players, on a new playing field, developing new processes and habits for horizontal collaboration

183 The winners will be those who learn the habits, processes, and skills most quickly—and there is simply nothing that guarantees

183 Many Chinese just skipped over the landline phase

184 The Zippies are Here…Indian zippies fell no guilt about making money or spending it.