Thread: Is there too much focus on starting new teams, and not enough on maintianing the old?
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Re: Is there too much focus on starting new teams, and not enough on maintianing the
I've never thought about creating new teams as a source of a revenue for FIRST, but you're definitely correct. It is vital to FIRST's survival to create new teams and I think that's why the push for new teams have been the main focus and that keep old one's alive isn't. From a business standpoint, if two new teams get created while an old one is forced to retire, you've made a profit. But seeing as FIRST is a non-profit organization, there's no reason to continually push for new teams. I'd definitely like to see FIRST address this point here.
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