@solo_consultant Sales team costs were 30% of revenue?? What's GPM of big4, ~45%? And sales were getting half of it??? All other teams incl. marketing, are getting less in total?
I've hired and managed over 4,000 people.
And I've made every mistake along the way.
But I finally found a system that works.
Here's a way to hire that makes your life easier and business better:
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@RomanEcom So it took you to get D, to understand you want to learn. Did old teacher make you a favor? And a new teacher was just in time to support up your ambition?
@JacobDinetz@franchisewolf Assuming they have 14 active hours in a day, it makes 180 transactions per hour..it's a non stop line of delivery drivers.. something is off in the numbers)
Hidden secret I used to build @profitwell and sell for $200M+ with no experience:
Reading.
Seriously.
Most of us suck at reading.
We waste so much time and effort.
So here’s my system 🧵
These are 21 of the many brilliant points from @sama 's Startup Playbook.
He was the President of Y-Combinator before becoming CEO of OpenAI.
It's worth reading the entire essay:
https://t.co/r54GBdS2tj
We're all strapped for time.
So how does @girdley have the time (and energy) to:
• Oversee 9 businesses from software to coffee
• Kick a$$ at Crossfit 5 days/week
• Grow his Twitter following to >95k
• Make relentless Chili's jokes?
I asked him. Here's what I learned.👇
I’ve started 8 companies that employ >1,000 people.
But… I don’t build startups like everyone else.
I use a system called “Effectuation”
It will change how you build innovative businesses.
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I know people are shitting on this in the comments but I've actually done a self-interview of the same questions every ~2 months for about 3.5 years now to close friends
it's a great way to catch up + actually helps me structure thoughts about what's happening in my life
Putin's war on Ukraine has entered its next phase, one of destruction and slaughter of civilians. It is also a part of Putin's World War, a war on the civilized world of international law, democracy, and any threat to his power, which he declared long ago. 1/13
I thought it was clear by now that this war is not about NATO or Russia's security concerns.
Yet, I still see many comments saying that it is.
Let me clarify a few things.
This war is based on Putin's struggle to remain in power.
NATO is just an excuse.
Here is why 👇🧵