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September 20, 2024 38 mins

Joe Polish and Dan Sullivan reveal key strategies for scaling a profitable business and leveraging marketing. They discuss the importance of starting small, building financial reserves, and avoiding common entrepreneurial pitfalls. Listen for powerful insights on creating long-term business success.

Here’s a glance at what you’ll discover from Joe and Dan in this episode: 

  • The Real Business You're In: Discover why Joe says that every entrepreneur is actually in the "arithmetic business" and how understanding your numbers can transform your profitability, regardless of your industry.
  • From Productivity to Profitability: Learn Dan Sullivan's critical distinction between productivity and profitability, and why efficiency doesn't matter if your bottom line is in the red.
  • The 90-Day Profit Rule: Uncover Dan's unique approach to ensuring profitability within 90 days for any project, and why he believes in building a system around this principle.
  • Fast Filter Projects: Delve into the strategic tool Dan uses to maximize his daily impact with only three key tasks, ensuring every action taken is filtered for maximum profitability.
  • Lessons from Failure: Hear the fascinating story of how Dan turned a million-dollar software project failure into a valuable lesson on when to cut losses and refocus on profitable ventures.
  • Understand why both Joe and Dan emphasize creating powerful customer experiences over selling mere products or services, and how this shift can significantly boost your profitability.
  • Gain insights from Dan's 50-year coaching experience on the importance of having a year's worth of reserves and how this financial safety net can keep your business afloat during economic downturns or unexpected events.

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