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Problem is solved in the second sentence:
>It’s a mistake to ignore the people that make those businesses work,
True.
>but you need to understand the numbers to know how the business is doing.
False.
You need people who understand the business even more so without exact numbers, who can hands-down outperform those who rely on metrics instead.
That's why they were called "businessmen".
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Problem is solved in the second sentence:
>It’s a mistake to ignore the people that make those businesses work,
True.
>but you need to understand the numbers to know how the business is doing.
False.
You need people who understand the business even more so without exact numbers, who can hands-down outperform those who rely on metrics instead.
That's why they were called "businessmen".