@shaneparrish: "We have a philosophy of growing — we're just never sure where."
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Shane Parrish shares 11 lessons from John Bragg, an entrepreneur who built a private telecom empire and controls half the world's wild blueberries, emphasizing a philosophy of growth and local impact.
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“We have a philosophy of growing — we’re just never sure where.”
“Most big problems are just a series of small ones. Break it down into pieces and fix the pieces one at a time. … you get the first 80 per cent pretty easy and then you have to work at the last 20 per cent.”
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