The Game with Alex Hormozi Why Most Businesses Stall After $3M | Ep 890
May 21, 2025
Discover the five key lessons learned from surpassing $250M in revenue. Understand why frequent changes can hurt business performance and uncover the overrated hype of virality. Learn about the challenges of scaling from $1M to $3M, especially in training sales teams and managing cash flow. Explore the critical importance of unwavering focus on a single massive business, as opposed to spreading yourself thin with multiple ventures. Get insights into prioritizing long-term growth metrics like LTV to CAC for sustainable success.
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The Cost of Change in Business
- Changing business processes causes an estimated 20% drop in effectiveness temporarily.
- Small potential gains often don't justify the cost of change in business operations.
Use ICE to Prioritize Growth
- Document all growth ideas to manage your team's bandwidth.
- Prioritize ideas based on impact, confidence, and ease (ICE framework).
Virality Depends on Business Type
- Virality is more relevant to consumer products with frequent customer communication.
- B2B businesses often face disincentives for word-of-mouth due to competitive concerns.