Building Trust and Retention in Entrepreneur Communities | The Scaling Podcast Ep 25

In this conversation, Aaron Harper and Rand Larsen explore the realities of entrepreneurship, franchising, and community building. They discuss lessons from Scale Path, the challenges of retention, creative marketing approaches, and the importance of solving problems in business with clarity and honesty. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction 04:19 – Franchising, entrepreneurship, and lessons learned 18:46 – Building trust and peer group communities 34:44 – Identifying business constraints and solving problems 50:04 – Creative experiments: entrepreneur caricature card game 54:32 – Vision, goals, and the role of retention 54:54 – Rand Larsen: Building trust and retention in entrepreneur communities 56:25 – Rand Larsen: Breaking through the noise in business growth 57:23 – LinkedIn vs Twitter: what really works for engagement 01:14:17 – Rand Larsen: The hard truth about struggle in business 01:15:44 – Real-world example: solving CRM and customer account challenges 01:20:00 – Long-term value of content and storytelling 01:25:00 – Closing thoughts on scaling and future direction