I was reminded the other day about the story of the blind men describing an elephant and in how many ways it perfectly describes the process of buying a business--too many times buyers only concentrate on one "part" of the "elephant" and fail to see the whole entity.
"Interestingly, koi, when put in a fish bowl, will only grow up to three inches. When this same fish is placed in a large tank, it will grow to about nine inches long. In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is obvious. You are limited by how you see the world."
-- Vince Poscente
-- Vince Poscente
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
There's More Than One "Part" to the Elephant
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buying a business,
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small businesses
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