what do successful startups and this year's Stanley Cup champs, the Florida Panthers, have in common? 3 things: 1. strong, clearly defined systems 2. team-wide buy-in to those systems (a.k.a. STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT) 3. consistent, disciplined execution of those systems (ignore games 4-6 for the sake of my argument please 😂) if you want your startup to be like the Florida Panthers, shoot me a DM. it's never too early to build the systems that will lead you to success. (credit: AP)
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