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Bo Burlingham

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Total quotes: 2

“You should build a business today as if you will own it forever but could sell it tomorrow... Oddly enough, you're far more likely to have a company that's built to last if you simultaneously build it to sell. You're also far more likely to have a happy exit.”

— Bo Burlingham, Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top

Tagged: Building A Good Company, Exit Strategies, Selling Out

“And so it was that after spending his entire adult life building his business, revolutionizing the industry, setting a new standard for meat quality, creating a famous brand, and racking up a couple hundred million dollars in sales, Niman wound up with nothing. Indeed, you might say less than nothing: His name is now attached to products that he doesn't believe in and won't buy. 'I'm not willing to eat Niman Ranch beef myself,' he said, 'and so I don't recommend it to others.'”

— Bo Burlingham, Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top

Tagged: Beef Industry, Bill Niman, Branding, Businesses in Retrospect, Capitalism, Failure, Food Industry, Harrowing Paragraphs, Lose It All, Selling

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