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Let the Great Ones Leave

What the one-and-done era of college basketball teaches us about talent.

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Earnest Sweat
Jan 29, 2026
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Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about talent.

Not hiring.
Not org charts.
Not comp bands.

Talent.

Specifically, whether founders still know how to see it early enough.

And whether they’re brave enough to let it be great, even when that greatness eventually moves on.

Automation is raising the floor everywhere.

Tools are faster.
Execution is cheaper.
Access is wid…

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