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Hwang's law - flash memory would double every year.
- this was what Jobs needed for iPod; then Samsung began dominance in US semiconductor industry.

Chairman Lee II's philos:
1. Healthy paranoia and a disdain for complacency - to survive in a Darwinian tech industry
2. Sense of perpetual crisis + need to find opps in crisis
3. Importance of quality control and reduction of waste
4. HR, talent and training are pillars of strong workforce
5. Urgency of building a flexible, LT, globally minded corporate culture, not inward, ST, bureaucratic one.

Samsung’s Success wasn’t about sales, operations, economic policies, and bottom lines. It is the story of patriotism and spirit. Samsung tapped into the feelings, emotions, and a sense of belonging that South Korean experienced. It understood the human need to be a part of something great, something bigger than oneself; it offered Koreans the promise of glory.

Unlike America's talkative, more straightforward business culture, B.C. made Samsung a place of terse and spare communications. You had to feel out your boss's emotions. To survive, you had to master nunchi.