Listen "369 -Why 90% of Giants Disappear and What That Means for You"
Episode Synopsis
Of the original Fortune 500 list in 1955, only about 49–60 companies are still on the list today, depending on how you count mergers and breakups. That's roughly 10%–12% survival over ~70 years. Put differently, almost 90% of the biggest companies in America in 1955 are no longer there as standalone Fortune 500 companies today. The churn has actually sped up. • More than half of the Fortune 500 companies from the year 2000 are already gone by the mid-2020s, acquired, merged, went private, shrank, or died. • That's 25 years, not 50. On this week's Business Acquisition Podcast, I'll share my thoughts how you can best avoid being on that losing side of the statistics. I'll also give you a challenge! It's all in this week's podcast, so if you think you're ready for some hard truths, give it a listen! To Your Success, Bruce Whipple https://brucewhipple.com/
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