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Most companies don’t break all at once — they crack in predictable places, and the founders who survive are the ones who pressure-test cash, dependencies, control and speed before the market forces them to.
After 20 years studying 600 Black women leaders, I learned that the same reliability that builds a reputation is often the thing keeping ambitious leaders — of any background — out of the rooms where advancement actually gets decided.
Most companies don’t break all at once — they crack in predictable places, and the founders who survive are the ones who pressure-test cash, dependencies, control and speed before the market forces them to.