Cam Roberts⚡

Asphalt business owner. I help other asphalt companies scale to 7 figures+ (with systems to actually sustain it.) I once got a DM.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

Powerful leaders transform those who follow them.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

The most efficient productivity strategy is pretty simple...

Say no.

[Vikram Pai @vikpai]

Running a business is just realizing how dumb you were 6 months ago every 6 months

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

"AI Layoffs" happen almost daily.

Last week, Cloudflare laid off 1,100 people - around $100M saved. They "couldn't repurpose them" in the AI era.

Most of us run small businesses...

We can repurpose someone in an afternoon.

Small business has the real advantage. Use it.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

Winning business strategy:

Bend on process, hold on principle.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

@LinkedInLunat1c Sounds like an opportunity for the kids to pursue legal recourses against the verbal contract.... We'll call that "Lesson in Contract Law" for him

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

@SampsonKyle 🫡

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

Teach your people to make the best decision possible - based on circumstances and knowledge they have - when you're not there.

If they make the right one, great.

If they make the wrong one, show them how to make a better one next time.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

Lead from the front when it's tough.

Lead from the back when it is not.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

If you are struggling to find great employees, don't focus on how to find them.

Instead, focus on why a great employee would want to come work for you in the first place.

Great employees are not applying to companies lacking vision, visibility, and values.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

Leadership is not achieved through checkboxes, KPI's, or outcomes.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

@Ermah100 🤝

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

The biggest deficiency in business owners isnt:

👉 Spend more time working
👉 Not working hard enough
👉 Lacking good employees

The missing piece is they haven't developed the ability to THINK.

Deep thought about their business provides the missing clarity to solve problems.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

If you wish for a business with no issues, problems, or challenges... You wish for a business that does not grow, innovate, or make its potential impact on society.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

If you "don't like sales" but started a business... You likely have a new job, not a business.

A new business can't grow to potential without an owner who is ruthless about sales.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

You don't become a successful person, and then produce evidence to support it.

You generate the evidence first.

Which means it's completely open for anyone to succeed.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

The spectrum of taking action ranges from "I should prepare carefully/analyze every detail" to "I'm just going to go for it."

There is a REALLY good chance you need to do more of the second one.

Books, podcasts, and anything we call "planning" is often just a mask for fear.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

Every time you rush to correct an issue because you see something that wasn't right, you're probably depriving your business from real growth.

Don't rush to solve the issue - rush to identify the root cause of it, and solve the root first before you correct the actual issue.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

In the past, I've confused "move with speed" with "answer every question immediately."

If you answer every question from every person the moment you get it, you're not moving with speed - you're just really responsive on Slack... which distracts you from ACTUALLY moving fast.

[Cam Roberts⚡ @StriperCam]

Hack:

Reframe business issues into sales opportunities.

Example:

If you're changing your proposal software and clients won't be able to approve old quotes... you just got ammunition for a 3-email drip campaign + personalized phone calls.

Both lead to sales momentum.