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And yet the partnership coffee, the quick call, the collaboration thread that feels productive and changes nothing.
Even with one to three people, most strategy is anxiety with an agenda. And it's sneakier when you're small; if you don't own the action, literally no one does.
One consultant I coached was endlessly "in discussions". Months of chats, zero shipped.
We added one rule to every conversation: What did we decide? Who owns it? By when?
If the owner is "us," it's not owned; pick a name.
Weeks later: two dead partnerships killed, one real offer launched.
Talking feels like moving. It isn't.
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