Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business
The “company of one” approach doesn’t apply only to a single-person business—it’s a model for using the power of you to be more self-reliant and more responsible for your own career path.
Paul Jarvis • Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
Being intentionally tiny enables us to develop products and services specifically tailored to audiences with diverse needs, providing a level of attention and care (and fun) that larger companies cannot offer or compete with.
André Chaperon • Part II: “Open World” Marketing
proper scale is when you can fund the growth of a business without robbing the goodwill from tomorrow. You can effectively keep the promises your brand makes to the market. And you can keep your moat intact without over-harvesting your goodwill and reputation with people. One of the best ways to do that is through hiring and deploying a great team.
Taylor A. Welch • The Wealthy Consultant: Confessions of a 9-Figure Advisor
However, what’s difficult to automate is exactly what makes a company of one great: the ability to creatively solve problems in new and unique ways without throwing “more” at the problem.