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别急着扩张和增长：当“大”成为一种病，唯有“小”是解药-虎嗅网
作者 |纪中展-随行灯塔创始人 头图 | AI生图 在过去的商业世界里，我们有一个同样的默认程序： 好公司 = 持续增长 = 越大越好。 于是所有人都在焦虑：怎么做大？怎么增长？怎么翻倍？怎么吞并？怎么“跑得更快”？ 《小是故意的》（Small Giants）干了一件很不讨喜、但很必要的事：它把这套默认逻辑的“遮羞布”扯下来，让你直视一个事实：很多公司的平庸，恰恰是从“变大”开始的。 不是做不大，而是“变大”这件事，常常像一种上瘾： 短期看起来很爽，长期把组织的骨头掏空。 真正的高手修炼的是更高级的取舍： 在能变大时，仍然敢选择做小。 重新定义好公司：规模是结果，品质是纪律 如果用一句话概括当下“好公司”的标准，我会这样说：好公司不是扩张速度快，而是在扩张的诱惑面前，依然有能力守住内核。 这背后发生了三次“物种进化”，每一次都挺反人性： 1、目标降级 规模不再是宗教，而是顺带的结果。能长就长；一旦长会破坏系统，宁愿不长，也不硬拔。 2、纪律升级 品质不再是口号。宁愿少做一点，也不做烂一点；宁愿慢一点，也不把口碑兑成一次性消耗品。 3、组织回归...
Street Smarts: An All-Purpose Tool Kit for Entrepreneurs
People starting out in business tend to seek step-by-step formulas or rules, but in reality there are no magic bullets. Rather, says veteran company-builder Norm Brodsky, there's a mentality that helps street- smart entrepreneurs solve problems and pursue opportunities as they arise. Brodsky shares his hard-earned wisdom every month in Inc. magazine, in the hugely popular 'Street Smarts' column he cowrites with Bo Burlingham.
Success means you’re going to have better problems. I’m very happy with the problems I have now.
What's the meaning of this quote? Quote Meaning: This quote challenges the notion that success is devoid of challenges or problems. It suggests that with success comes a different set of challenges, but these challenges can be seen as better problems to have compared to the challenges one may face in less successful circumstances. It emphasizes the perspective shift that can come with success, where one can appreciate and be content with the challenges that arise as a result of their achievements.
How Great Entrepreneurs Exit... book by Bo Burlingham
"No two exit experiences are exactly alike. Some people wind up happy with the process and satisfied with the way it turned out while others look back on it as a nightmare. The question I hope to answer in this book is why. What did the people with 'good' exits do differently from those who'd had 'bad' exits?" When pioneering business journalist and Inc. magazine editor at large Bo Burlingham wrote Small Giants , it became an instant classic for its... Read Full Overview
Street Smarts: An All-Purpose Tool Kit for Entrepreneurs
People starting out in business tend to seek step-by-step formulas or rules, but in reality there are no magic bullets. Rather, says veteran company-builder Norm Brodsky, there's a mentality that helps street- smart entrepreneurs solve problems and pursue opportunities as they arise. Brodsky shares his hard-earned wisdom every month in Inc. magazine, in the hugely popular 'Street Smarts' column he cowrites with Bo Burlingham.
Paranoia in Power
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Start a small business with little-to-no-money
22 Jan 2021 LIFESTYLE Starting a company is a daunting task no matter how you look at it. Start-up funding is the most common problem encountered by entrepreneurs. Starting a business with little-to-no-money might not be the easiest thing to do, but it is possible. You might have asked yourself, how can I start a small business with? Here’s a few things to consider. What are you will to give up to get yourself started?
How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top
Every entrepreneur exits. It’s one of the few absolute certainties in business. Assuming you’ve built a viable company, you can choose when and how you exit, but you can’t choose whether. It’s going to happen. You can count on it. That this simple fact of business life comes as a shock to many owners of private companies is in itself a testament to how little attention the final phase of the journey receives compared to other aspects of business.
Growing with Purpose Podcast: "What Makes a Company Great?" with Bo Burlingham
Subscribe to the Growing with Purpose Podcast and never miss an episode. On this episode of the Growing with Purpose podcast, host Paul Spiegelman talks with Bo Burlingham, author of the Small Giants book among many others, former executive editor of Inc. Magazine, a Forbes contributor, and co-founder of the Small Giants Community. When Bo Burlingham published Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, he didn't know he was starting a movement.
Is Your Organization Innovative?
To gauge how innovative an organization is, it helps to understand the concept of optimization. Jack Stack, cofounder and CEO of SRC Holdings Corp., defines optimization as the process of taking something you already do and figuring out how to do it better, cheaper, and faster by making incremental improvements. That's fine as far as it goes, Stack says, but what gets left out is the type of activity that leads to new quantum improvements -- namely, to innovation.
Message In A Bottle: How Clase Azul Celebrates Mexican Culture With Handcrafted Tequila And Decanters
An employee paints one of the Clase Azul decanters in the factory in Santa Maria Canchesda. Clase Azul Tequila Authenticity has been the byword of Clase Azul Tequila since 2000, when founder Arturo Lomeli started producing world-class tequila and mezcal, not to mention the handcrafted ceramic decanters in which his spirits are packaged and sold. While headquartered in San Francisco, its bottles are made in the mountainous Mexican town of Santa Maria Canchesda, population 1,750.
Marketing Drives Pop Culture
Alex Bogusky, co-chairman of ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky, says it's the job of pop culture to change constantly-;all it needs is a catalyst. As a result of their groundbreaking campaigns his company has done just that. Here he'll discuss the 10 levers his firm uses to lead, rather than follow, pop culture trends.
Why Open Book Management Creates Better Businesses and Stronger Teams
Mike Rose Posted on December 17, 2019 Listen to the episode: Get ready for an hour packed with brilliant leadership and entrepreneurial wisdom! On this episode, hear how Mojo Media Labs founder and CEO Mike Rose found his passion for business, evolved into a people-first leader, learned the value of total transparency, and more. Mike’s also an advocate for open-book management.
How To Nominate A Company To Be A Forbes Small Giant
NightLight Pediatric's Zawadi Bryant Evan Kafka for Forbes The deadline is fast approaching for nominations to the 2020 Forbes Small Giants list. If you know or work for a great small company, please let us know about it no later than December 23 so that we can consider it for inclusion on our next group of 25 Forbes Small Giants. You can find the nomination form here.
What Are Forbes Small Giants Anyway?
Radio Flyer CEO Robert Pasin and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel celebrate Radio Flyer's 100th anniversary in Chicago. Peter Wynn Thompson/AP Images Simply the best small companies in America. Their leaders are committed to building businesses that are the best in the world at what they do, even if that sometimes requires forgoing opportunities to raise more capital and grow much faster. Their goal is to be great but not necessarily big.
What Business Owners Get Wrong About Exit Strategies
Exit strategy insights for purpose-driven leaders. No matter your age or stage of business, now is the time to start thinking about your exit. It may seem like something you can safely wait on and deal with in the future, but that future will come faster than you imagine, and the decisions you make today will affect the options you have when the time arrives. And it will arrive. Every owner exits. It’s one of the few inevitabilities in business.
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La Côte Basque, 1965
Overheard in a cowboy bar in Roswell, New Mexico.... FIRST COWBOY: Hey, Jed. How are you? How you feeling? SECOND COWBOY: Good! Real good. I feel so good I didn’t have to jack off this morning to get my heart started. “Carissimo!” she cried. “You’re just what I’m looking for. A lunch date. The duchess stood me up.” “Black or white?” I said. “White,” she said, reversing my direction on the sidewalk.
Is Your Company A Forbes Small Giant?
Zak Mroueh, founder of Zulu Alpha Kilo The holidays are here and – aside from wishing you all a happy new year – we have a gift for those still working on nominations to Forbes Small Giants 2019. Due to a change in the schedule, we are able to extend the deadline for submissions to January 31, 2019. If you know or work for a great small company, please tell us about it no later than January 31 so that we can consider it for inclusion on our next list of 25 Forbes Small Giants.
Is Your Company A Forbes Small Giant?
Zak Mroueh, founder of Zulu Alpha Kilo The deadline is fast approaching for Forbes Small Giants nominations. If you know or work for a great small company, please tell us about it no later than December 31 so that we can consider it for inclusion on our next list of 25 Forbes Small Giants. You can find the nomination form here. There are a few minimum requirements. The company must be at least 10 years old, profitable, and privately owned, with majority control in the hands of inside shareholders.
The Search For Small Giants: The Best Small Companies In America
We are gearing up to produce our fourth annual Small Giants list of the best small companies in America, and we expect the competition to be even more intense than it was last year, when we had twice as many nominations as the year before. You can find this year’s nomination form here. The winners, who are inducted into the Small Giants Hall of Fame, are members of an elite group of companies that have a variety of exceptional qualities.
Zak Mroueh: The sanest mad man
You know you’ve entered a different world as soon as you step through the front door of a Toronto-based advertising agency that goes by the name Zulu Alpha Kilo. On one wall, there’s an exit sign that actually says “Elvis”, and on another there’s a crossed-out stick figure that resembles an alien but is meant to suggest no big heads allowed.
Small Giants
How maverick companies have passed up the growth treadmill - and focused on greatness instead. It's an axiom of business that great companies grow their revenues and profits year after year. Yet quietly, under the radar, a small number of companies have rejected the pressure of endless growth to focus on more satisfying business goals.
Mad Man: Zak Mroueh Does Things Others In The Ad Industry Think Are Crazy
You know you've entered a different world as soon as you step through the front door of a Toronto-based advertising agency that goes by the name Zulu Alpha Kilo. On one wall, there's an exit sign that actually says "Elvis," and on another there's a crossed-out stick figure that resembles an alien but is meant to suggest no big heads allowed. There's also a video of people painting a mural that plays constantly on a white screen next to the reception desk.
Striving for excellence has never been more important - Interview with Tom Peters
Today’s interview is with Tom Peters, author of numerous business books (18 in total) and speaker. He is, perhaps, best known for his 1982 seminal book: In Search of Excellence (co-authored with Robert H. Waterman Jr).
Why a CEO Needs to Have a Plan B
Why a CEO Needs to Have a Plan B For nearly three decades, in good times and bad, Jack Stack has run his company, SRC, as though disaster could strike at any moment. Now, with the economy cratering, he's glad he did.
UPDATED: Our Search For Forbes Small Giants Resumes
Danny Meyer, left, and Bo Burlingham at the Small Giants Forum, October, 2017 Forbes UPDATE: The deadline to apply to be a 2018 Forbes Small Giant has been extended until January 15! We’ve published two lists so far and recognized 50 Small Giants, as we call them, and we’ve barely scratched the surface.
Top 10 books for every business mind
When I started my own small business five years ago, with no experience in shoes, retail or business, I bought every business book that I could get my hands on and still do the same today. I have always sought knowledge through books. They help me grow and get out of my comfort zone and to learn. For me, a good book about business is motivating and empowering; it is honest and personal; and it helps me be a better, prouder and happier small business owner.
Starting Over: How FreshBooks Reinvented Its Online Accounting Service On The Fly
This article is more than 5 years old. This story appears in the May 15, 2017 issue of Forbes. Subscribe The 2013 holiday party at FreshBooks was a blowout affair, as employees and their families gathered to celebrate not just the season but also a major milestone. The company, based in Toronto, had established itself as the leading provider of online bookkeeping software for self-employed professionals and, earlier that month, recorded its ten-millionth user.
Forbes Small Giants 2017: America's Best Small Companies
This is our second annual list of Small Giants, 25 companies that value greatness over growth. They aren’t opposed to growth—just to growth at all costs. We picked 25 businesses that have sound models, strong balance sheets and steady profits—all privately owned and closely held. They contribute to their communities. They have been acknowledged as outstanding by others in their field. And they do things any business can learn from.
7 books every visionary leader should read
Shutterstock Reading good books helps visionary leaders sharpen their foresight and imagination. Below are my top picks: 1. 'The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains' by Nicholas Carr How is all this constant Web browsing affecting our brains? Technology and culture writer Nicholas Carr argues that the internet, by instantly serving massive volumes of information, is making us expert skimmers and scanners, flitting and darting from one distraction to the next.
Decades Later, The Owners Of Ann Arbor's Iconic Zingerman's Are Still At Odds Over Expansion
To one founder of the iconic Zingerman's Deli, opening a satellite store in the Detroit airport is a no-brainer. To the other, it's a threat to their business model. They've been debating this for decades.
We're Looking For A Few Great Small Companies. Do You Know Any?
Shutterstock We all know that America is filled with good small companies, but how many deserve to be called “great”? By that, I mean the elite of the elite—the ones that everybody who knows the industry would agree set the standard for excellence in what they do. Their customers are raving fans. So are their employees, who proudly wear their company’s t-shirts and caps and can’t stop talking about what a great place to work it is.
Entrepreneurs talk about the self-help books that actually helped them
There are countless self-help books aimed at budding entrepreneurs. But which of them have actually helped people start or improve an enterprise? We asked business owners and educators for the books that have given them the best advice. Here are some of their top picks. "Gerber's book caused me to rethink what I wanted to accomplish in my business and how I was going to do that," explains J.
Forbes' Best Small Companies: The Search Resumes
In February, Forbes will publish its second annual list of “The Best Small Companies in America,” and we are already looking for nominations. You can find the nomination form here. We have moved 2016’s winners into our Small Giants Hall of Fame, and the 2017 list will feature an all new set of companies.
Lessons From a Blue-Collar Millionaire
Like any thoughtful person, Saul Griffith has ideas as he walks around: Hey, wouldn't it be cool if… You know, we sure could use… Why doesn't someone make a better… But it's hard to imagine anyone who does this as often, and in such a variety of areas, and -- this is the important part -- with such acute ability to execute them. Whereas most people muse, Griffith makes.
Cue Ball Group Went Looking For The Next Starbucks And Found A Fresh Approach To Venture Capital
Cue Ball Group went looking for the next Starbucks and found a fresh approach to venture capital--one that emphasizes entrepreneurs over exits.
The Best Small Companies In America, 2016
All of the companies on this list have had opportunities to get as big as possible, as fast as possible. Growth is good, but the leaders of these companies have had other, nonfinancial priorities as well, such as being great at what they do, creating great places to work, providing great service to customers, making great contributions to their communities and finding great ways to lead their lives. The wealth they create, though substantial, is a by-product of success in these other areas.
How to Build a Business to Last 100 Years
How to Build a Business to Last 100 Years You can create a company that will outlive you. At the Inc. 5000 conference, founders Dave Whorton (Tugboat Group CEO), Amy Simmons (Amy's Ice Creams president), and C. Richard Panico (Integrated Project Management CEO) explain how.
The Best Small Companies In America
These 25 small giants have chosen to be great instead of big.
The Best Small Companies In America
These 25 small giants have chosen to be great instead of big.
In Search Of Great Small Companies
Update: Many thanks to all of you who have submitted nominations for our list of the Best Small Companies in America – we’ve been inundated with fantastic small-to-midsize businesses. We’ll be collecting nominations through Friday, December 11. You can submit them to entrepreneurs@forbes.com. In February, Forbes will publish a brand new list of The Best Small Companies, and we’re looking for nominations.
Superintelligence Audiobook | Nick Bostrom | Audible.com
This book is more frightening than any book you'll ever read. The author makes a great case for what the future holds for us humans. I believe the concepts in "The Singularity is Near" by Ray Kurzweil are mostly spot on, but the one area Kurzweil dismisses prematurely is how the SI (superintelligent advanced artificial intelligence) entity will react to its circumstances. The book doesn't really dwell much on how the SI will be created.
How to Build a Company That Will Be Around in 2115
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The 7 Defining Characteristics of Evergreen Companies
Venture capitalist Dave Whorton and Red Herring co-founder Chris Alden use the term evergreen to describe the increasing number of private, profitable, market-leading businesses that are designed to remain unsold and independent for a long, long time. In a manifesto released at the launch of the Tugboat Institute, Whorton and Alden identified what they saw as the seven defining characteristics of evergreen companies. In what they consider their order of importance, they are: 1.
How to Build a Company That Will Last for 100 Years
Jessica Herrin remembers exactly where in the Stanford University library she was sitting when she checked her email that day in the spring of 1998--and nearly fell off her chair. She was a 24-year-old MBA student at the time, and the message was from Dave Whorton, one of the judges in a business-plan competition she and a classmate had entered with a proposal for an online wedding-gift registry.
The Four Stages of an Exit
Excerpts from the book Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top. Penguin Publishing Group. I can’t say definitively why such melancholy [after an exit] afflicts some former owners and not others. Circumstances vary from case to case, after all, as do the personalities, predilections, and psychologies of the individuals involved. What I can say is that the longer people have spent preparing for their exits, the less likely they are to experience these problems.
How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top
Every entrepreneur exits. It’s one of the few absolute certainties in business. Assuming you’ve built a viable company, you can choose when and how you exit, but you can’t choose whether. It’s going to happen. You can count on it. That this simple fact of business life comes as a shock to many owners of private companies is in itself a testament to how little attention the final phase of the journey receives compared to other aspects of business.
How to Avoid Seller's Regret in a Business Exit
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3 Books Small Business Owners Should Read
There is so much small business owners need to know to operate at peak performance. Luckily we live in the Information Age with plentiful resources. To help you sift through some of the data, every week we’re going to look at three business books small business owners should read and the lessons you can learn from them.
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