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Company of One Summary
Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
By Paul Jarvis · 2019 · 256 pages
About Company of One
In a business culture obsessed with growth at all costs, Paul Jarvis makes the case for staying small on purpose. Drawing on his own experience as a freelancer and solo entrepreneur, along with stories from other successful independent business owners, he shows how to build a company that prioritizes resilience, autonomy, and sustainability over scale. Company of One offers practical guidance on questioning the assumption that bigger is better, optimizing what you already have, and designing a business around the life you want to lead.
Company of One summary by chapter
- Defining a Company of One
- Staying Small as an End Goal
- What's Required to Lead
- Growing a Company That Doesn't Grow
- Determining the Right Mind-Set
- Personality Matters
- The One Customer
- Scalable Systems
- Teach Everything You Know
- Properly Utilizing Trust and Scale
- Launching and Iterating in Tiny Steps
- The Hidden Value of Relationships
- Starting a Company of One—My Story
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