

How Small Businesses Can Think Like a Fortune 100: The Framework to Get Your Product to Market Faster and Leaner with Jim Moran
7 snips Aug 11, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Jim Moran, a seasoned consultant with over 20 years of experience in global product launches, shares powerful insights into how small businesses can emulate Fortune 100 strategies. He introduces his STARTING LINE – STREAMLINE – FINISH LINE framework, emphasizing the importance of successful first product launches in unlocking growth. Jim highlights common supply chain pitfalls, such as opting for unreliable suppliers, and shares strategies for effective market navigation, all while keeping budgets lean and efficient.
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Two-and-a-Half Minute Meetings Win
- Jim Moran often ran highly effective five-minute calls, once as short as 2.5 minutes.
- He says short meetings leave teams clear, focused, and back to work faster.
Three-Stage Path To Product Success
- Jim Moran's roadmap is the Starting Line, Streamline, Finish Line framework to guide product launches.
- It prioritizes planning, controlled sprinting, and disciplined testing to create repeatable success.
First Product Success Is Fuel
- Product success creates revenue, confidence, and capital that fuel the next moves.
- Early ROI lets small businesses scale, automate operations, and pursue long-delayed projects.