"If an entrepreneur is trying to save money by working with average suppliers, or worse doing everything themselves, **they’re building a business that isn’t worth anything long-term**. This is painful. It means they can sacrifice decades of their life without a payoff." ([Location 1722](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B071L8C8NV&location=1722)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[intangible-assets]] , [[entrepreneur]] , [[systems-thinking]] **Source** -- [[202407181017 - B - 24 Assets]]