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The Exponential Timeline + Negotiating Signals

In this episode of Business Brain, we dig into the exponential timeline — the long, flat stretch every business grinds through before anything looks like growth. We break it down as chutes and ladders: you climb, you slide back, you climb higher. The problem is most of us quit before the hockey stick ever arrives, because the middle part sucks and the feedback loop goes quiet. But that horizontal grind is where the knowledge, the network, and the team stack up. We also talk about recognizing the ladder when you’re standing at its base — bad stuff barges in uninvited, good stuff knocks…

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