Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
think small and act often
English answer:
Think in terms of small size deals and make many more deals more often
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
Nov 17, 2006 01:36
18 yrs ago
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alen botica (X)
think small and act often
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Our global study revealed that the most successful acquirers do a lot of deals, that their average deal size is small, and that they do deals more or less continuously. So this is an important piece of the "how". Think small and act often.
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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Think in terms of small size deals and make many more deals more often
This is what they are trying to say according to the context.
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Margaret Schroeder
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Comment: "thx dearly"
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Roddy Stegemann
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United States
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Works in: German to English, Japanese to English, French to English, and 3 more.
the opposite of thinking bid, trying to accomplish too much, and failing as a result
In short, you can finish by acquiring much by acquiring a little bit at a time.
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So this is an important piece of the "how": Think small and act often.