Riding the Runaway Horse: The Rise and Decline of Wang Laboratories
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mvkel on hackernews1w
A great book on failure is "Riding the Runaway Horse," about the rise and fall of Wang Computers.
A cautionary tale about hubris and nepotism.
https://www.amazon.com/Riding-Runaway-Horse-Decline-Laborato...
It is a real shame that more books aren't written about failures, since that's supposedly where all the learning happens.