I have been told that we (the Darden Class of 1994) is something of a statistical anomaly. If you've attended one of Graham's recent bonfire parties, I know that our ability to consume alcohol is impressive for a bunch of 20 year-olds and sort of scary for a bunch of 40 year-olds.
Beyond that, I'm also told that our class has more than its share of successful business people. Every time I get together with some of our classmates, I learn something. Often your insights are quite eloquent and are more than the run of the mill 'Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious.'
I thought it would be interesting to suck a little chunk of your knowledge into our collective consciousness, and if nothing else have an excuse to reconnect with many of you.
At the last meeting of the Darden Flyfishing Club aka Fletch's River House, I floated this idea. Immediately out of Richardson, Fletcher, Anthony & Hinshaw came some actual insight:
-Time is the Enemy of the Deal.
-In HR Matters, when you are in doubt, you aren't.
-When starting a new effort, one person is a half, two partners are five.
Pulling from the last insight, Graham & I are going to team up to collect your wisdom. So the next time you are stuck in traffic, on the treadmill or are 'going to your happy place' while your spouse and kids fight, try to come up with the following...
We're looking for your best business one-liner. A chunk of wisdom that maybe has saved your ass, or that you've learned by getting your ass handed to you.
So send your two or three best quotes to Graham & me. We are hoping to organize them by topic, learn a bit about the history and reasoning and collect them for posterity. Seriously, it will be fun and interesting.
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