
Just The Tips, with James P. Friel and Dean Holland · 2021-06-24 · 56 min
"How do I scale my business?" is a question on many entrepreneurs' minds, but there's a lot more to scaling your business than most entrepreneurs realize. It's not just about whether your business is growing and successful. It's also about whether your business has all the pieces in place to scale without collapsing. In this episode, James and Dean share some telltale signs your business is ready to scale. They also reveal how to avoid the many potential pitfalls of trying to scale before you're ready, and what being "ready" to scale actually means. (It's not what most people think.) Outline of This Episode 6:30 What does it actually mean to scale? 10:15 Growth and scaling are not the same thing 16:25 You've got a winner - what's next? 21:01 Find out what breaks 25:02 Get your ducks in a row FIRST 30:55 Scaling for the first time in a new business or industry 33:59 The most dangerous traffic source Growing is not the same as scaling The word growing is often used interchangeably with scaling, but they aren't the same thing.