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Your Best Employee Is Your Biggest Threat: The Hidden Danger of Employee Spinoffs

Think your company's biggest threat is a rival across the ocean or a market crash? Think again. The deadliest competitor might be sitting in your office right now. This video unpacks a landmark study analyzing millions of Brazilian employees and firms from 1995 to 2001. We reveal how employee spinoffs—startups founded by defecting teams—account for up to one-third of all new businesses. These defectors don't just leave; they take a quarter of your workforce, your secret operational sauce, and set up shop right next door. They survive better, grow faster, and even when they fail, they get bought out for millions. Discover why your most valuable asset—your people—can become your most dangerous weapon, and what you can do about it.