Our 50th episode! S4E7 - Chris Johnson: How Do You Hack Your Growth?

It’s our 50th episode!We’re joined by Uncubed CEO and Co-founder Chris Johnson in a conversation all about growth strategies when it comes to business, but which apply to what that say about you as a person as well, and how it plays into your personal growth.We explore:+Factoring integrity as you determine your growth strategies+How Dropbox achieved scale authentically+How the word “hack” can act as a euphemism for deceitful practices+Embracing the 10 year plan.+The original hacks came from video games+Chris’s story about “the fastest growing SaaS company in Silcon Valley” deceiving him+Asking the question, “to what end are you growing?”+How the system rewards deceitful growth tactics+Is it a hack or is it a lie?+How personal preferences allow you to rationalize the practices of a business+At Uncubed, Chris’s team asks, “If Wal-Mart did that, would we be upset?”+How the “world” you live in dictates the mindset you have, and decisions you make+Just because it makes you grow fast, it’s not automatically good+Becoming the voice in an industry to achieve massive success+How momentum carries you to dream and think bigger+Picking the growth path that feels right for you+You have to know yourself in order to know your boundaries+Knowing the game you’re willing to play?+How easy it is to manipulate data in your favor+The phone call that started Idea Lemon+The moments when we came close to quitting Idea Lemon+One of the key components to success is just staying the game+Uncubed’s origin story, and how they started with a newsletter and a job fair+The importance of authenticity in your pursuits+Don’t let the possibility of failure discourage you from tryingFind Chris at:Twitter @ChrisAJwww.uncubed.comSeason 4 Show Theme:Tia Einarsen - My Bones --https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/overhear-ep/id1078388013

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