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The difference between “business” and “finance,” with substantial fees to Bain Capital

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      1. Found myself in a kmart yesterday, since it's the only game in town. It wasn't entirely unpleasant. All the naysayers in town are saying it's a dead duck. I don't completely disagree. Same with the Sears franchise outside of town. Oh well, thanks to the genius of Lampert, I can still get all the Craftsman stuff I want at the ACE Hardware store down the block.

        1. Lampert to staff: "Have we got any brands that are known world-wide for quality and reliability, and which we've heavily advertised for years?"

          Staff: "Well, there's Craftsman…"

          Lampert: "Sell that son of a bitch off, STAT!"

          1. Dunno. DieHard had a reputation, or at least they advertised it as such. But nobody'd go into a Sears auto center twice without a gun to his head.

  1. The good part, William, is that, no matter whether our clients make money or lose money, Duke & Duke get the commissions…

  2. Just because you had an idea for your business, found customers, hired capable employees, organized and managed projects, and balanced costs to remain profitable over periods of years doesn't mean you're a Master of Business Administration like, say, George W Bush or Willard "Mitt" Romney.

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