Thoughts on Business, Technology and Events by Tom Nault

Thoughts on Business, Technology and Events by Tom Nault

37- The Slow Slide into the Ocean

How to Not F*ck Up Your Own Company

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Tom Nault
Nov 25, 2022
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“It doesn’t matter how big a ranch you own or how many cows you brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather.” -Harry S. Truman

When you’re building a company, your advancement in the competitive arena is often slow and it seems like you’re not making any progress at all on some days. Well, decline works much the same way. It’s like you’re on a giant glacier and you’re not yet near the edge where it collapses into the ocean, but it’s coming unless you do something.

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