MANAGING EXPERTS
“experts say impossible. that means it's your turn.”
The Lesson
Your experts (lawyers, accountants, engineers) will tell you things are impossible almost all the time. That's practically their job. When they say 'can't be done,' that's when YOUR job starts. You decide what risks you're willing to live with, then tell THEM what to do. They can't make risk management decisions for you because they don't know your internal priorities. You insert the sentences, delete the blockers, and hand it back. 'What do you think?' 'Yeah, that'll work.' Experts give constraints. You give solutions.
Real-World Example
A founder's lawyer says the partnership agreement 'can't be signed by Friday. There's a clause issue.' Wrong response: cancel the deal. Right response: 'What if we add this sentence acknowledging the risk and remove that clause entirely?' Lawyer: 'That would work.' The expert saw a problem. The founder saw a trade-off worth making. Same document, different lens. Experts identify constraints. Founders decide which constraints matter.
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