When I chat with my friends in private equity, they often talk about this concept called roll-ups, like gathering up a bunch of funeral homes into one big entity. At first, you'd think it would just add up their value, but it's more than that. It multiplies it. It could turn 10 funeral homes into something worth 50 times one alone.
This idea fascinates me.
You can see this in software too. Automating tasks we could potentially do ourselves makes them more valuable as a bundle. It's the same in spirituality; one person on a spiritual path is valuable, but put 10 together, and they become a powerful force that's worth way more.
Why is this?
I think people find it valuable because it's tough to coordinate. Coordinating people, technologies, or even ingredients to make something like a table can be challenging. But once you bundle these things, their combined value skyrockets beyond the sum of their parts.
This realization has made me reflect on my own abilities. My writing skills, social media management, vision work, interpersonal abilities, networking, storytelling, and presentation skills are all valuable. But when I weave them together into a service or product, they become something worth much more.
It's like looking at the ingredients for a wooden table. Each piece of wood, nail, or screw has a cost, but when assembled, the table's worth soars beyond that. The sum of the parts isn't just additive; it's transformative.
I've started to see this concept as something I can apply to my own value and in the work I do with others. My skills and experiences are valuable alone, but bundled, they can create something powerful, something that can change lives and the world.
This journey of bundling has opened new doors for me, and I hope it helps you too. Think about your skills and how you can combine them to become more valuable. And consider how joining forces with others can create a collective that's far more potent than any one person alone.
The value of bundling isn't just in the numbers; it's in the magic that happens when separate things become something greater together. That's what I find so captivating about this idea, and it's a principle I'm eager to explore further in my life and my work.