The Importance of Focus in a Gra Stage Company

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i think the lesson that i really sort to take away from this is that insertips focus is everything. And especially when you have sort of a gro stage company where they've spent the majority of their time and attention, there's really, it's really easy for executives inside the company to empire bill han. I mean, there's a lot of very cynical takes to be had. Easy cynicalioknow,. But if damit, three bets more, i think it's more than just a bet, right? It just placed wegh too many bets and too many big ones....

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