The
fisherman replied, “Not very
long.”
The
executive then asked, “Then
why didn’t you stay out
longer and catch more fish?”
To
which the fisherman
responded, “I have enough to
support my family.”
“But
what do you do with the rest
of your time?” the executive
asked.
The
fisherman said, “I sleep
late, fish a little, play
with my children, take a
siesta with my wife, and
stroll into the village each
evening where I sip wine and
play guitar with my amigos.”
The
executive quickly
interrupted, “I have an MBA
from Harvard and can help
you. You should start by
fishing longer every day.
You can then sell the extra
fish you catch. With the
extra revenue, you can buy a
bigger boat. With the extra
money the larger boat will
bring, you can buy a second
one and a third one and so
on until you have an entire
fleet. Instead of selling
your catch to a middleman
you could sell directly to
the processor, eventually
opening your own cannery.
You would control the
product, processing and
distribution. You would then
of course need to leave this
village and move to the big
city and eventually NYC
where you will run your
expanding enterprise.”
The
fisherman then asked, “But
how long will all this
take?”
To
which the executive replied,
“Twenty, maybe 25 years.”
"And
after that?" the fisherman
asked.
"Afterwards?
That's when it gets really
interesting," answered the
executive, laughing. “When
the time is right you would
announce an IPO and sell
your company stock to the
public and become very rich.
You could make millions.”
“Millions?
Really? Then what?”
“Then
you could finally retire and
move to a small coastal
fishing village! There you
would sleep late, fish a
little, play with your kids,
take a siesta with your
wife, and stroll to the
village in the evenings
where you would sip wine and
play guitar with your
amigos.”
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