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investors v. investment

Jamie Meyer
2 min readOct 9, 2020

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In this day and age we have set the precedent to search outside of our Business, to find someone to Invest in us. We thrive on the ideal, that if we just find that Investor, a source of money, expertise or experience, that our Business will somehow be successful. But is this really the way? And at what cost are we willing to relinquish what we have created to find this success?
Does the current mentality that one person simply cannot do it all, encourage us to sell out? To not back ourselves, our Teams, our ingenuity to find the resources or the avenues in which to excel without handing over our Business?

Seeking Investors for the prestige of having a ‘Board’, for a quick fix to financial distress, results in relinquishing the heart of what you set out to do and does not equate to a legacy.
It may convert to an injection of Sales and Production Growth, it may temporarily plug a hole, but it does not set a Business up for a long and steady future.
It becomes a teetering variable of cost and value, quick fixes and short term solutions. It chokes a Business with too many pokers in the fire and too many chefs in the kitchen, things eventually become chaotic and charred. Stagnating longevity and conversion to your Market.
There comes a point where what you thought you were creating, is no longer yours and belongs to the dollar sings, reports and monthly meetings. If you have vision…

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Jamie Meyer
Jamie Meyer

Written by Jamie Meyer

Causation, Strategist & Methods Analyst. Interdisciplinary Specialist. Social Architect. Sociologist. Reformer. Social Economist. Editor.

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