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# A large valuation is not a substitute for a...
> A large valuation is not a substitute for a functioning institution. Products, customers, records, compliance, cash flow, governance, and execution determine whether the imagined scale has a structure capable of carrying it.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Leadership, Trust, and the Architecture of Partnership - Workbook|Leadership, Trust, and the Architecture of Partnership]]
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“A large valuation is not a substitute for a functioning institution. Products, customers, records, compliance, cash flow, governance, and execution determine whether the imagined scale has a structure capable of carrying it.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-large-valuation-substitute-structure-capable-carrying
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