Scaling - The Cycle of Scaling

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In business, you've got to scale and then clean it up, right? Pretty simple. But what I see time and time again is a lot of people just scale up the mess builds, then the mess festers, they don't deal with it. And then it comes around and bites them in the arse, and it takes down the whole machine. Just like a bodybuilder has to cut after bulking; that's the cycle.

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