Most founders think growth means hiring, borrowing and spending more. Chad T. Jenkins has launched over 50 businesses and says that's the slow way.
Chad is the founder of SeedSpark and The Co:Lab, a global community that has created over 1,000 entrepreneur-to-entrepreneur collaborations. He started at eight years old, getting paid to ride other people's horses through the sale barn, and went on to open what he says was the world's first BlackBerry store.
In this episode you'll learn:
→ The VCR formula (Vision, Capability, Reach) and how to sort every asset in your business into it
→ "Remove the Film": how spotting friction leads to your next big idea
→ Why your fastest route to new clients is someone who already has their card on file
→ How to structure collaborations so nobody gets treated unfairly (and why he'd never do 50/50)
→ Why culture clashes in acquisitions come down to vision alignment
→ Who you should never partner with
→ The advice from Zig Ziglar, heard at 19, that shaped his whole career
If you're stuck on the hamster wheel of hiring and spending to grow, this one will change how you see what you already have.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Why hiring is the slow way to grow
00:00 How an 8-year-old made money from horses
00:00 Friction awareness: where big ideas come from
00:00 Remove the Film methodology
00:00 BlackBerry University and the iPhone pivot
00:00 Mergers, acquisitions and culture clashes
00:00 The VCR formula: Vision, Capability, Reach
00:00 How small businesses build reach fast
00:00 Go-giver vs go-getter: business relationships
00:00 Is networking a waste of time?
00:00 How to structure partnerships fairly
00:00 Risk appetite and investing in yourself
00:00 Rapid-fire questions
CONNECT WITH CHAD
Website: https://seedspark.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadtjenkins
Books: Friction Fuel, Just Add a Zero, The Code to Collaboration
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