The Golden Handcuffs, Right?

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I used to have zero hours a week to spend on innovation and planting seeds for the future. Now I have 80% of my time to do that. So then we'll be able to take full advantage in 20 of this new infrastructure, right? There's an example of how to actually solve this thing. Be okay with one step backward two steps forward. This is a big one. They cannot even consider doing that,. And that's the reason why a lot of people don't get good at things or don't start a business or whatever because let's say they call it like the Golden Handcuffs., he said.

Scaling a business is an awesome topic, cleaning up the mess and paying back the debt from scaling is not. This is a tricky thing to balance. Most entrepreneurs get it wrong. If you don't grow fast, a competitor might overtake you —but— grow too fast and you'll make a mess and accumulate too much debt for the company to get out of. Finding the perfect balance between these two extremes is an art-form that lies at the core of an entrepreneur's ability. This podcast teaches you how to think about three things: scale, mess, debt, and how they're all parts of the same "growth cycle". I share practical tips to handle these issues in your business today + share personal stories of the rollercoaster ride I've been on to date.

Full blog post here: https://www.consulting.com/channel/scale-mess-and-debt