If you're bootstrapped and don’t have a nice wad of VC money to grow your business, how can you scale up faster?

In this episode, Bill Gallagher and his guest explore various scaling up strategies to create a sustainable company.

Pete Martin loves starting, scaling, and selling companies (6 so far), playing drums in a classic rock band, traveling, reading/learning, and most of all, helping business leaders improve the health of their companies and personal wealth through richer exits. According to his bio, his “go-to humor is sarcasm” and he was “voted class clown in high school for a reason.”

Key topics that Bill and Pete explore in this episode:

- Pete shares insights from his book, Scale Up Faster, and three years of studying successful scaling strategies.

- Frustration around the media’s attention on unicorn founders, who haven't created sustainable companies.

- Growing a company fast without a business plan or outside funding.

- How a chip on your shoulder can empower you to prove something to others.

- The lean leadership teams of successful companies.

- The importance of integrated marketing and how it can lead to growth.

- Why some companies prioritize a single growth lever and master a specific channel instead of spreading themselves thin over various channels.

- Prioritizing cultural alignment in a company’s hiring process.

- Thinking of culture as: How do you act when the CEO is not around?

- Created rituals, traditions, and symbols to reinforce your brand promises and values.

- Having a vivid vision statement or a short manifesto for your businesses.

- How Taylor Swift has mastered the art of community. (Yes, Taylor Swift.)

- Geoffrey Moore's book, Crossing the Chasm and how creating a community around a product or service can lead to customer loyalty and profitability.

Thanks to Pete Martin for being on the show!

Connect with Pete on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegmartin/

Learn more about Peter’s book, Scale Up Faster: https://scaleupfaster.com/

Follow Peter’s company, AskMyBoard, on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/askmyboard/

Bill Gallagher, Scaling Coach and host of the Scaling Up Business podcast, is an international business coach who works with C-Suite leaders to achieve breakthrough growth.

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