Copy This
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
Copy This
| Full title | Copy This! |
|---|---|
| Author | Paul Orfalea and Ann Marsh |
| Published | 2005 |
| Pages | 226 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Paul Orfalea — dyslexic, hyperactive, near the bottom of his high-school class — opened a copy shop next to UC Santa Barbara in 1970 and turned it into Kinko’s. His account treats the disabilities as the mechanism rather than the obstacle: unable to do the work himself, he delegated early, wandered the stores and let partner-operators own their branches. |
Where I heard about it
- @mastersinvest — in bold on his “2025 Reading … so far” list (August 2025), his mark for “very good.” The full 46-title list is on 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet).
Connections
- 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet) — the list this came from.
- Founder-Led Firms — Orfalea’s argument is that his own limits forced the decentralised structure.
- Franchises — Kinko’s grew through partner-owned branches rather than company-owned units.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.