Structure and Attributes : Some companies fail even though their goods and services are of good quality. A strong business model attracts customers as its popularity grows. For example, online gaming is popular until the size of the customer base becomes too large, causing problems. Conversely, a fitness club might become an issue as it expands beyond an appropriate level, resulting in a sudden increase in customers. High quality alone does not guarantee success. The main goal of a business is to increase profits through sales, and good quality and service are essential for this. Yet, some companies and brands lack these basics. Some CEOs complain about a lack of profit despite having these essentials. In any business, structure and attributes are most important. No matter how much you work, if the structure is wrong, your business can still fail, regardless of how many customers you have. Many entrepreneurs do not realize the risks of ignoring this core truth. - Joseph’s “just m...
Capitalistic thinking is not about domination by capital; it refers to financial thinking. The economy revolves around exchange. The performance of the counterparty corresponding to what I want to exchange is called ‘ consideration ,’ and a ‘ transaction ’ is the accumulation of added value by exchanging equal considerations. However, among transactions, this consideration is not relative but absolute; trading solely in one fiat currency as consideration is termed ‘ finance .’ When I obtain a loan, the bank lends me fiat currency (the bank’s consideration), but my obligation is to return the fiat principal plus the contracted interest . The consideration in this transaction is unidirectional, involving only one fiat currency. In contrast, when I buy shoes, the seller has an obligation to hand over the shoes to me, and I have a counterpart obligation to pay in fiat currency. Once these two considerations are exchanged, an industrial transaction occurs. However, as noted earlier, in f...