Principal-Agent Problem: Act Like an Owner

Published: July 8, 2019, 6:13 p.m.

If you think and act like an owner, it\u2019s only a matter of time until you become an owner.

\u2022 A principal is an owner; an agent is an employee 0:00

\u2022 A principal\u2019s incentives are different than an agent\u2019s incentives 1:08

\u2022 If you can work on incentives, don't work on anything else 2:15

\u2022 When you do deals, it\u2019s better to have the same incentives 3:15

\u2022 If you\u2019re an employee, your most important job is to think like a principal 4:05

\u2022 Deal with small firms to avoid the principal-agent problem 5:29

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