In The 80/20 Principle, Richard Koch highlights a key trait of successful business partners: shared experiences. And what better example of shared experiences than siblings?
My brother and I grew up in the same backyard, tackled the same schoolwork, and pushed through the same academic challenges on our way to becoming engineers. We’ve always loved a challenge—and for the last 10 years, we’ve turned that mindset into a business.
Being both siblings and business partners means our strategy sessions often involve a mix of unspoken understanding, inside jokes, and decades of teamwork. While many business partners hold meetings to align, we often get there in half the time with a simple look and a well-placed family quote.
As the saying goes, in business, the fast outpace the slow—not just the big overtaking the small.
Speaking of fast, here’s a throwback to 2004 at the Mizzou Engineers Week Road Rally. I was a freshman, and Gabe, already an alum, returned for the camaraderie and excitement of Mizzou traditions. Here’s to partnerships built on trust, shared history, and a drive to solve problems—both in business and in engineering!
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