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“If you focus on near-term growth above all else, you miss the most important question you should be asking: will this business still be around a decade from now?” quote by Peter Thiel — Download Open image

“If you focus on near-term growth above all else, you miss the most important question you should be asking: will this business still be around a decade from now?”

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