How Many Tech Companies Can You Think Of That Have Lasted a Hundred Years?

Think how smart Google got so quickly.

Alternatively, think how much a company could learn if it figured-out how to survive (and thrive) for over a hundred years.

Here is a graphic that highlights several Corporate Centenarians.

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Shiny and new has a place; but so does experience and perspective. 

IBM, Xerox, Eastman Kodak, Nintendo, NCR, Western Union, Ericsson, Siemens and AT&T

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