Scale, Mess, Debt, Cycle

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In bodybuilding, when they're trying to scale and get bigger, they are trying to eat as much as possible. When you operate in this cycle of like bulking cutting, it's sometimes more efficient than trying to bulking cut at the same time. This happens in business too. You've got to come in there and clean it all up, sort it all out,. often put in a new infrastructure or new systems or whatever to handle that new level of scale. We would just maintain. That's the nature of scaling.

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