The second problem these circles solved was communication.
When philosophies clash and people in the company argue like fire and water, each representing their own interests, communication basically breaks down.
But if a senior figure says, "Come, you two come over to my place for fish today."
You can chat privately.
Too many startups have disbanded over communication issues. In fact, many companies possess the technology and strength, their management has entrepreneurial passion, and they aren't defeated by the market, yet they collapse due to internal conflicts.
Baidu, Ali, and Tencent all went through stages of intense internal strife.
Li Badao is not as magnanimous and broad-minded as Xiao Ma, nor does he possess Da Ma's communication skills and leadership ability, so the outcome is apparent to everyone.
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Han Lie, Peng Hu, and Su Xiao weren't from the same circle, but their respective circles intersected and had credible mutual guarantors: Old Dou and Old Pan.
