Almost Perfect: How a Bunch of Regular Guys Built Wordperfect Corporation

After steering WordPerfect Corp. through its dizzying rise from sales of $400,000 in 1980 to $550 million in 1992, Peterson left the company. Here he details what it took to successfully grow a company to that size & what compelled him to leave. He reveals the trials & tribulations of an executive at the top of the business ladder. Starting with one software program designed to run on Data General computers, the company grew & changed along with the computer industry itself. The dizzying growth of WordPerfect, its misreading of the Windows phenomenon, & its battle with competitors like Microsoft offer business drama that is both instructive & intriguing.W. E. Pete Peterson is the author of 'Almost Perfect: How a Bunch of Regular Guys Built Wordperfect Corporation', published 1994 under ISBN 9780788199912 and ISBN 0788199919.