Business models

YouTube

Scaling from $1M to $100M without burning out

Cameron Herold December 2, 2017

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Business models 9

Processes & SOPs 7

• Revenue solves all problems — hire for sales first
• Focus × Faith × Effort: at 80% each, still only 51% success
• Stop working nights; reduced capacity feels productive but isn't

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Case studies

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Beardbrand: How Shark Tank rejection fueled a $20,000-a-day beard empire

Noah Kagan December 2, 2017

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Case studies 10

Content marketing 8

Branding 7

• NYT feature after one week bootstrapped launch sparked first sales.
• Shark Tank rejection; show still drove $20,000 single-day sales spike.
• No discounts ever — brand confidence beats promotional dependency.

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Processes & SOPs

YouTube

How to run meetings that don't waste time or money

Cameron Herold December 2, 2017

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Processes & SOPs 7

Management 5

• Average employee wastes $6,000 a year in unproductive meetings
• Letting people opt out of meetings respects their time and focus
• End five minutes early, start on time, leave phones behind

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Long-term planning

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Six practical strategies to plan your best business year

Noah Kagan November 29, 2017

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Long-term planning 9

Goal setting 7

• T3B3 peer feedback surfaces blind spots self-assessment always misses.
• One singular north-star metric aligned Sumo's entire company each year.
• Monthly milestone mapping turns an annual goal into an executable route.

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Relationships & family

Podcast

How personality frameworks help you understand yourself and others

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life November 27, 2017

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Relationships & family 8

Identity & self-belief 5

• Why the Enneagram targets your worst self, not your best
• Love language mismatches cause more damage than most relationship conflicts
• Introvert doesn't mean shy — it means how you recharge

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