there are tremendous positives to professionalization within a network. Encouraging successful players to get even bigger can inject huge amounts of growth. Because the most successful members of the hard side are the most likely to professionalize, they are also the most likely to have expertise on how to be successful. They can hire and train employees, and help the company expand into other services and categories. They can raise investment and spend on big projects where others won’t, giving them an ability to scale quality and consistency on your network. Over time, these businesses often
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