About this episode

Karen explores the power of strategic collaboration within the Patel community and their entrepreneurial success in the motel industry.

Karen explores the power of strategic collaboration, breaking down how the Patel community utilized the "Dhandho way" philosophy of low-risk, high-reward entrepreneurship to completely dominate the American motel industry.

People in this episode

Host: Karen Hunter

Topics covered

• strategic collaboration
• entrepreneurship
• community
• motel industry
• Dhandho philosophy

Keywords

• Patel Collective
• Dhandho way
• entrepreneurship
• motel industry
• strategic collaboration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patel Collective

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