Public Member
Interest: Ethics Strategy Contracts Stakeholder Theory Alliance Management
Industry: Health Care & Biotech
Interviewee:
Growth can create value, but it can also damage culture, quality, control and sustainability. Founders should decide what kind of company they actually want to build.
Alliances can benefit both sides, but in the process of partnering with the Goliath, the smaller firm may lose trade secrets and talent and undermine their own interests long term.