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The industry is
like a Ferris wheel: sometimes you are on top and sometimes
you are at the bottom. Never close a door and do not fight
with anybody, because you never know who will be on top in the
future. The business is a very good, very noble business from
which one can make an honest and decent living. It is not,
however, the business to be in if one wants to retire a
millionaire at 40 and expects to own planes, houses and
yachts!
Always test what
you buy and sell, so you know exactly the quality of the seed
that you will need to back up!
Stay independent,
have your own brand, and have some sort of proprietary
research and technology base.
Be patient. This
is a long term business, You are not always on top, and you
don't always have the best options, because varieties come and
go in the constant evolution towards increasingly better
genetics.
Make many friends
and travel a lot: everybody and every place offers something
to learn that you can bring home to improve your own company!
Specialize and
realize that nobody can do it all alone. Depend on those who
are specialists in the areas where you are not. |
