When it comes to acquisitions, there are only two things worth buying: products and customers. When you buy either, you’re buying a solid stream of revenue.
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Turns out that good ideas and strong talent is as fickle as it is seducing. As soon as you start making big-company compromises, the good idea turns average, and the average turns into a write-off.
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There’s always a fresh crop of shiny ideas and sassy talent available to try that-which-does-not-work once more.
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Turns out that good ideas and strong talent is as fickle as it is seducing. As soon as you start making big-company compromises, the good idea turns average, and the average turns into a write-off.
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There’s always a fresh crop of shiny ideas and sassy talent available to try that-which-does-not-work once more.
