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Number one, cash is king... number two, communicate... number three, buy or bury the competition.

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Jack Welch
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: November 19
Died: 2020
Died: March 1
Author
Businessperson
Engineer
Journalist
Manager
Writer
Peabody
Massachusetts
John Francis Welch
Jr.
John Francis Jack Welch
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Competition
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Bury
Three
Cash
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Communicate
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