THOMAS A. MURPHY

While Murphy may have believe this, his company would profit immensely of Chrysler would fail. 28 years later it was General Motors that required the bailout that was much larger than the Chrysler one. The GM executives had gotten over their philosophical objections.

When earning money is the primary driver of a business, that business has come under the control of people who no longer have the vision, interests or focus of the founders and the people who originally made it what it was. Making money is an important part of making a successful company, but if that is all, then unless one is an investor, there is no great advantage to becoming a customer. All of the great new companies started with a vision that may have included making money but went far beyond that.

While Murphy may have believe this, his company would profit immensely of Chrysler would fail. 28 years later it was General Motors that required the bailout that was much larger than the Chrysler one. The GM executives had gotten over their philosophical objections.

When earning money is the primary driver of a business, that business has come under the control of people who no longer have the vision, interests or focus of the founders and the people who originally made it what it was. Making money is an important part of making a successful company, but if that is all, then unless one is an investor, there is no great advantage to becoming a customer. All of the great new companies started with a vision that may have included making money but went far beyond that.