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waste management industry
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Cultural Integration Before Operations, Radical Acceptance in Decision Making, AI Disruption Risk Assessment
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Fast-forward to 1989 and the Bill Genco report mentioned in Chapter 2, on how the two leading companies in the waste management industry were raking in half a billion dollars of profit a year. I saw the familiar phrase…
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"Fast-forward to 1989 and the Bill Genco report mentioned in Chapter 2, on how the two leading companies in the waste management industry were raking in half a billion dollars of profit a year. I saw the familiar phrase “obscene profits” flash in my mind. I flew back to the U.S. and asked about 100 people who were making money in the waste industry what advice they had for me. A common theme that kept popping up was consolidation of landfills and waste collection companies in small, overlooked markets."
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
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Cultural Integration Before OperationsRadical Acceptance in Decision MakingAI Disruption Risk AssessmentTech-First Consolidation PlayNon-Judgmental Concentration DisciplineMeditation as Business EdgeSpeed as Competitive WeaponFragmented Industry Roll-UpObscene Profits Industry SelectionProblems as Value Creation AssetsCustomer Dream Tech DiscoveryBig Hairy Deal HuntingBig Trend Right Everything Else WrongIntegration Math and Music Balance