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378: How to scale your business from 0 $5M+ in revenue

Mar 28, 2024

Learn how to scale your business from 0 to $5M+ in revenue with key strategies like raising prices, focusing on sales, and hiring. Discover the importance of embracing sales for entrepreneurial success and retaining top employees by avoiding key mistakes and addressing underperformance swiftly.

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Embrace sales as it is crucial for success in various aspects of life, from persuading children to joining employees.

To maintain a highly productive team, eliminate underperforming employees and create an environment where top employees feel valued.

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Embrace Sales and Scaling Your Business

Embrace sales and integrate it into your life, as sales are crucial for various aspects from persuading your child to getting in the car to convincing employees to join your company. Scaling a business involves raising prices and dividing time efficiently, focusing on selling, executing, hiring, and training based on revenue levels. The performance of your organization is directly impacted by the level of competence you tolerate, with the necessity of eliminating underperforming employees to maintain a highly productive team.

I’m not in the business to change people

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Introduction

2min

Strategies for Scaling Business and Embracing Sales

3min

Strategies to Retain Top Employees and Maintain Organizational Competence

4min

This is my framework for how to scale your business from 0-$5M+ in revenue. I also talk about the importance of sales and why you need to master it if you want to become a successful entrepreneur.

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