Story · 3:40
// THE QUOTE
“this was an 08 going into nine and you know an 08 that had already fallen in the us”
— Doug Doucet · rcs construction
The 2008-09 crash hitting a firm that had never seen a down quarter, ending on partner breakups when the money stops; a hard-won lesson regional builders respect.
Full episode at 3:40From Sweeping Floors to a $100M Contractor — Doug Doucet of RCS Construction on EOS, Paying Subs in 48 Hours & the Project That Almost Broke Him ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Profit papers over partner conflict; the real test of a partnership only arrives when the money stops — RCS's partner breakups came in the 2009 downturn.
“decisions get tougher when you're not making money”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
1996 to $100M — and the 2008-09 crash
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SOURCE: 3:40 of From Sweeping Floors to a $100M Contractor — Doug Doucet of RCS Construction on EOS, Paying Subs in 48 Hours & the Project That Almost Broke Him