tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33293956.post8392697663357373412..comments2023-06-14T15:24:33.017+02:00Comments on Inspiration to learn about ourselves: How important are titles for you?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252556577564161931noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33293956.post-29104004624101635302010-10-01T15:46:59.942+02:002010-10-01T15:46:59.942+02:00Did you know that Gore’s guitar string business go...Did you know that Gore’s guitar string business got its start when Dave Myers, an engineer principally engaged in developing cardiac implants, put polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)— the material popularized as Gore-Tex - on his mountain-bike cables for a grit-repellent coating? <br /><br />Pleased with the results, Mr. Myers thought it might also work for guitar strings, which lose tonal qualities as skin oils build up, and decided to use his dabble time to pursue the idea, though Gore had no products in the music industry at the time. <br /><br />Based in a grouping of ten plants, he pulled together a team of volunteers that spent the next three years working on the idea, without ever seeking formal endorsement. That required finding low cost ways to experiment. They hit pay dirt with a string that held its tone three times longer than the industry standard. Today, Gore’s ELIXIR guitar strings outsell competitors’ two-to-one.<br /><br />Source: https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Is_there_a_future_for_the_postman__1169Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252556577564161931noreply@blogger.com