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Building institutions that outlast you

What I look for when I ask whether something will still be standing in thirty years.

Rakesh Sharma· 6 min read

An institution is not a building or a brand. It is a set of habits that people keep even when the founder is not in the room.

Over three decades I have learned to judge a venture by one question: will it still be standing in thirty years?

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