The Man Who Invented Scotch Tape
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The Man Who Invented Scotch Tape
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#2>>so he bought the machine in parts in a series ... then constructed it himself. When Drew’s boss later found out what Drew he’d been up to, he rewarded him
This is more or less impossible in any organization I know of today. There might be a few exceptions, but by and large 'Im going to prove them wrong' strategy will only attract enemies from the political cartels in middle management these days. You will be marked as some who frequently indulges in insubordination, kind of guy who generally unionizes and can become immediate threat to their own job.
Most managers these days will likely let the company go in loss than have some one below them look smarter to people above. I even seriously doubt if the 20% innovation initiatives in Internet companies work anymore.
>>“He didn’t even know exactly what was needed, but he had the optimism of youth.”
This too is impossible in most places today, even start ups. Which won't hire you until you know some 100 math theorems by heart or have a degree from Ivy leagues.
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#3>>so he bought the machine in parts in a series ... then constructed it himself. When Drew’s boss later found out what Drew he’d been up to, he rewarded him This is more or less impossible in any organization I know of today. There might be a few exceptions, but by and large 'Im going to prove them wrong' strategy will only attract enemies from the political cartels in middle management these days. You will be marked…
That's why few companies who make differences make history and most are forgotten.
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#4>>so he bought the machine in parts in a series ... then constructed it himself. When Drew’s boss later found out what Drew he’d been up to, he rewarded him This is more or less impossible in any organization I know of today. There might be a few exceptions, but by and large 'Im going to prove them wrong' strategy will only attract enemies from the political cartels in middle management these days. You will be marked…
Oddly, one place where innovation unquestionably happens is in sales, especially in the early days of a company. A young company trots out its cute new puppy, and the field people (CEO or otherwise as the case may be) and the customers collaborate in making it into a wolf or plowhorse or cheetah or something else very different from what it started out to be.
See also the much-admired concept of "pivot".
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#5As a Scot I was interested as to why it was called Scotch tape:
The use of the term Scotch in the name was a pejorative meaning "stingy" in the 1920s and 1930s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_Tape
[NB In the UK the equivalent product is sellotape].
Re: The Man Who Invented Scotch Tape
#6As a Scot I was interested as to why it was called Scotch tape: The use of the term Scotch in the name was a pejorative meaning "stingy" in the 1920s and 1930s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_Tape [NB In the UK the equivalent product is sellotape ].
>In the UK the equivalent product is sellotape
It's true that Sellotape has become the generic name for adhesive tape, but Scotch tape is a well established product in it's own right in the UK market.
Re: The Man Who Invented Scotch Tape
#7As a Scot I was interested as to why it was called Scotch tape: The use of the term Scotch in the name was a pejorative meaning "stingy" in the 1920s and 1930s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_Tape [NB In the UK the equivalent product is sellotape ].
>In the UK the equivalent product is sellotape It's true that Sellotape has become the generic name for adhesive tape, but Scotch tape is a well established product in it's own right in the UK market.
That's true - my favourite kind of sellotape is Scotch Tape! :-)
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
>In the UK the equivalent product is sellotape It's true that Sellotape has become the generic name for adhesive tape, but Scotch tape is a well established product in it's own right in the UK market.
That's true - my favourite kind of sellotape is Scotch Tape! :-)
Actually we usually use the word "sellotape" for the clear "Scotch® Brand Cellulose Tape" they describe in the article, or certainly everyone I know does. The UK English term for "Scotch Tape" would usually be "masking tape" I think.
I was also surprised to see they didn't cover why it was called "Scotch" tape in the article as I find it pretty comical even though I'm also Scottish.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's true - my favourite kind of sellotape is Scotch Tape! :-)
Actually we usually use the word "sellotape" for the clear "Scotch® Brand Cellulose Tape" they describe in the article, or certainly everyone I know does. The UK English term for "Scotch Tape" would usually be "masking tape" I think. I was also surprised to see they didn't cover why it was called "Scotch" tape in the article as I find it pretty comical even though I'm also Scottish.
Similarly the danish budget supermarket Netto uses a scottie dog as their logo
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's true - my favourite kind of sellotape is Scotch Tape! :-)
Actually we usually use the word "sellotape" for the clear "Scotch® Brand Cellulose Tape" they describe in the article, or certainly everyone I know does. The UK English term for "Scotch Tape" would usually be "masking tape" I think. I was also surprised to see they didn't cover why it was called "Scotch" tape in the article as I find it pretty comical even though I'm also Scottish.
Masking tape is the easy-to-remove paper tape you use for decorating, rather than the clear cellophane stuff.
I've always known Scotch Tape to refer to Scotch Magic Tape, the slightly opaque, better-quality sellotape, rather than just generic sellotape. More expensive as well, so I always got told to use it carefully & in moderation when I was a kid. It has a little tartan-pattern strip of paper at the end of the roll so you can find it, I never really thought about why it was named beyond that.