Chris Yeh often has great points to make over at his blog but this bit really struck a chord. He's right - running a small company is like an ant, running a big company is like an elephant. And I'm realizing more and more that it's really fun to be an ant but that making the transition to an elephant (since we're growing rapidly with three locations and more to come) is key - and that's where the bit on processes comes in (definitely noticing the importance of that!)
More importantly, an interesting thought tucked away at the bottom:
P.S. One final alternative to keep in mind: While a single ant can't move a rubber tree, an army of them certainly can (or at least decimate the village where the tree is planted). To what extent can your company act like a swarm of startups, rather than as single elephant?
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Thanks for the link, guys, and congrats to Rafael on getting into my alma mater, HBS. The school is getting a great student!
Thanks Chris for the comment and compliment. I'm sure we'll be linking over to you plenty of times in the future... just keep sharing the great ideas! -Rafael
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