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The East India Company used a corporate board with the power to hire and fire its senior leaders and officers.
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“We often talk about advantages in technology, but we don't talk about advantages in sort of governance or in terms of organization.”
“And the East Indian Trading Company was like a company. It had a board that could fire and hire CEOs and lieutenants and whatever.”Play from 1:29:07Report a misattribution
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