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Take Care of the People, the Products, and the Profits

From The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz

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Companies that compromise the product for quarterly numbers produce the product erosion that eventually catches up. — The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ch. 5 · Take Care of the People, the Products, and the Profits Full chapter free at readstacks.com (link in bio). New chapter every week. Save this for your TBR. #booktok #nonfiction #booksummary #thehardthingabouthardthings #benhorowitz

READ STACKSCHAPTER05Take Care of thePeople, theProducts,and the Profitsfrom The Hard Thing About HardThingsby Ben Horowitz
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I.THE CLAIM“Companies thatcompromise theproduct forquarterly numbersproduce theproduct erosionthat eventuallycatches up.”from The Hard Thing About Hard Thingsby Ben Horowitz
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II.THE IDEATaking care ofpeople does notmean coddlingthem; it meansinvesting intheir growth,holding them tohigh standards…from The Hard Thing About Hard Thingsby Ben Horowitz
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The idea
III.THE MOVEIt is therecognition thatsustainableprofits emergefrom durableproducts builtby talentedpeople.from TheHard Thing About Hard Thingsby Ben Horowitz
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READ THE FULL CHAPTERRead Stacksfrom The Hard Thing About HardThingsby Ben Horowitzreadstacks.com
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