I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Leveraging the efforts of many yields greater results than working alone.
- In plain terms
- It is better to get a small share of many people's work than all of your own work.
- What can you take from it?
- Scaling impact requires harnessing collective effort rather than solo work.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you multiply your impact?
- When is collaboration better than independence?
Another view
Solo work can be preferable when quality control or creativity is paramount.
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