- [Not having to chase [[short-term]] Cash Flow is a business [[advantage]].
- More options compared to competitors who have to chase cash flow.
- Long-term optimization is possible.
- Concepts of [[pay]] and [not paying
- Can [[profit]] be taken or not?
- Tends to lead to the short-sighted idea that “no pay = bad.”
- Short-term and long-term perspectives are often overlooked
- Investments that are profitable in the long run usually don’t pay off in the short run.
The same composition is used for paper book count pressure in academia.
- It’s hard to do research that takes 5 years when you have to write a paper that appeals to novelty (patentability) in 1 year
I remember writing about this story in Academia and the Trap of Differentiation.
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