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Notes on Scale + Quality
Pursuits That Can’t Scale
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When I was in grad school, the unstated assumption in most of what we were taught was that the sole point of a business (or any institution, really) was to grow. To grow, grow, grow, to as large a scale as possible. To build an empire, take over the world. My classmates — tycoons in waiting — lapped it up. “Lifestyle businesses”? Nah! Those were fo... See more
umair haque • Why We Need to Build Human-Scale Organizations
But can you translate this relatively localized experience into something broader and more accessible to the masses? Can the idea of artisanal quality and personal connections exist beyond the bounds of a neighborhood farmers’ market? And can it exist with prices that the mainstream consumer can afford?