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0 pointsjrockway7y ago0 comments

Why would you start a for-profit company to not focus on "big revenue drivers"?

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newsoul20197y ago· 2 in thread

If you are a for-profit company, why would you kill off business lines that are "only" making you $10-$50 million per year?

Most likely due to opportunity cost. Your resources and effort would be better spent elsewhere.

Immediate profit and cost saving might hide something more valuable to a business in the long run: reputation.

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