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Secret Leaders with Dan Murray-Serter & Chris Donnelly

My Favourite Failure: The dangers of diversification - Emmanuel Arnaud

May 2, 2024
15:44

What happens when a successful home exchange company tries to launch a rental business?

Emmanuel Arnault, CEO of Home Exchange, shares his experience of investing a million dollars in a new rental venture that ultimately failed. Emmanuel dives into the strategic mistakes they made, the challenges of balancing a flagship business with a new side project, and the important lessons he learned about leadership and resource allocation along the way.

From the initial planning stages to the final decision to pull the plug, He discusses the importance of adapting one's leadership style as a company grows and the pitfalls of relying too heavily on intuition when launching a new venture.


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