What Startups can learn from an 85 year old Sushi Chef

https://medium.com/startup-battles/what-startups-can-learn-from-a-sushi-chef-9a160a99d778

by mahringer_a • 11 years ago

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Red_Tarsius2• 11 years ago

I enjoyed the documentary as well as the article, but I don't fully approve of Jiro's teachings and the movie could be grossly misunderstood by bad managers. The lifestyle of Jiro and his employees seem extremely unbalanced: there's no home outside of the restaurant and no family other than the coworkers. The obsession with perfection, while good in some cases, imho has crippled other parts of owner's life, i.e. the relationship with his two sons. I understand his work ethic has also roots in the zen tradition, but I prefer identity not to be uniquely defined by craftsmanship. However, the way the documentary puts it, Jiro doesn't even understand how to keep living outside of his working space.

Yet, the article picks very good lessons out of Jiro, especially the last one: your suppliers are part of your team is such an important, yet overlooked part in any company's success.

Red_Tarsius2• 11 years ago

I'm very tired of anonymous downvoting. I explained my opinion on the matter and I expect other people to write theirs, not to just vote comments.

itsbits• 11 years ago

exactly...lot of downvoting now a days..without any counters...

mahringer_a• 11 years ago

I think you've picked excellent arguments @red_tarsius, thanks so much for sharing. Not sure who downvoted you, but I think your comment complemented the article in a great way. One couldn't ask for a better input of discussion, thanks!

coding4all• 11 years ago

I thought tamagoyaki (卵焼き) was fried/grilled egg? 卵 tamago = egg, 焼き yaki = fried/grilled.

krick• 11 years ago

Exactly, but this word is used to address specific recipe: http://www.japanesecooking101.com/tamagoyaki-recipe/

What Startups can learn from an 85 year old Sushi Chef

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