Ernie S.
Diamond Member
Becuase he believed he can create a demand.
If he believed that, he was a fool, which he certainly was not. No, he believed that the demand already existed.
Ever worked in sales, Ernie? I did for years, and one of the first rules I was ever taught was: sell benefits, not features. So Walton wasn't offering people a mega-store with everything (that's a feature), he was offering people convenience and low prices (those are benefits). The demand for convenience and low prices already existed. Walton just found a way to meet that demand. He didn't create it.
In other words you've got nothing.
"The public-sector jobs you admire so much" (or whatever your exact words were) was YOUR assertion, not mine. I'm talking strictly about the private sector here.
I have...
Sure the demand existed but... it, kind of wasn't there until he filled it Like Ipads. Walton realized that if he built it, people would come.
Hey care to beat up on Steve Jobs for a while?