Keep Your Team in the Dark During M&A, Says Serial Founder
dunkhippo33 · x · 2026-10-30
Reiterating a thread point: keep your team in the dark until the very end — the moment people expect to get rich or worry about job losses, they get distracted and productivity craters.
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