A Mouse Cannot Be The Size of An Elephant
Why "scaling" never works like you hope
A mouse cannot be the size of an elephant—another aphorism we use to explain patterns and scale. Similar to “Man Bites Dog”, it’s an attention grabber.
It’s also one of the most important concepts in business.
I wrote about it in “#24 Patterns and Scale1” a few months ago. Last weekend we had a Guardian event and it came up again. Below is a clip from the deep dive. Give it a watch, it’s less than 10 minutes and might explain some things that seemed baffling to you in the past. The original article is in the footnotes.
“A Mouse Cannot Be The Size of An Elephant” is part of the core Success Circle curriculum. If you’re not in the Success Circle, that’s okay. You can engage in the comments below and/or get on the waitlist for the Success Circle here.
Remember, no matter how good something sounds when you hear it… a mouse cannot be the size of an elephant.
Over the next couple of weeks, as an MBD subscriber, you’ll get a sneak peek at more Success Circle curricula with deeper dives into “Big Heads, Long Tails”2 and “The Barbell”3 Both are core curricula. You can brush up on the concept(s) in the footnotes below before the new trainings are posted.
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Man Bites Dog
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