They crossed the diamond with the pearl…
9th January 2015
Steely Dan is more than likely the the first rock jazz outfit to recognise and exploit the 80 : 20 rule coupled with the genuine economic strengths of outsourcing done well. This in March 1975 some 40 years ago – well before it had occurred to any management academic or like goon – although Vilfredo Pareto structured it first in modern times around 1886 in microeconomics.
Fagan and Becker. The ultimate 20% that sourced 80% of the best listening.