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think small and act often

English translation: Think in terms of small size deals and make many more deals more often

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English term or phrase:think small and act often
Selected answer:Think in terms of small size deals and make many more deals more often
Entered by: Anna Maria Augustine (X)

01:36 Nov 17, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / mergers
English term or phrase: think small and act often
Our global study revealed that the most successful acquirers do a lot of deals, that their average deal size is small, and that they do deals more or less continuously. So this is an important piece of the "how". Think small and act often.
alen botica (X)
Local time: 12:24
Think in terms of small size deals and make many more deals more often
Explanation:
This is what they are trying to say according to the context.
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 12:24
Grading comment
thx dearly
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5Think in terms of small size deals and make many more deals more often
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
4the opposite of thinking bid, trying to accomplish too much, and failing as a result
Roddy Stegemann


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Think in terms of small size deals and make many more deals more often


Explanation:
This is what they are trying to say according to the context.

Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 12:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
thx dearly

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margaret Schroeder: It repeats and summarizes the information in the first sentence "Our global study revealed..." in the compact style of an aphorism.
7 mins
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agree  Michel A.
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agree  Robert Fox
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agree  Sophia Finos (X)
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agree  Alfa Trans (X)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the opposite of thinking bid, trying to accomplish too much, and failing as a result


Explanation:
In short, you can finish by acquiring much by acquiring a little bit at a time.

Roddy Stegemann
United States
Local time: 03:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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