Ask HN: Best way to learn how other industries work?

3 points by axit 7 years ago | 1 comment

What's the best place to learn about other industries? (other than the one you're working in). E.g. Work in tech, want to learn about manufacturing or supply chain.

Things I'm thinking:

* High level overview of the industry * Biggest players * Problems they solve, problems they face * Size of the industry (jobs, total value etc.)

greenyoda 7 years ago |

"Manufacturing" isn't an industry. It's an activity that many different industries do, such as the automotive industry, the consumer electronics industry, the pharmaceutical industry, etc.

> High level overview of the industry * Biggest players * Problems they solve, problems they face * Size of the industry (jobs, total value etc.)

If you start with a Wikipedia article and start following links and doing followup web searches, you'll find much of this information. For example:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmaceutical_industry