Making New Pilots, One Plane at a Time

August 24th, 2009 admin

When you’re a startup that changes your industry and jumps to the lead, how do you stay there? Cirrus Aircraft CEO Brent Wouters has a simple answer: offer the best product


Originally posted on Wired

 
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