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Holy cow... Anthropic at $2 TRILLION? 🤯
The echoes of dot-com exuberance are getting louder.
AI is real.
The growth is real.
But so are the massive compute costs, falling model prices & open-source pressure.
Revolution... or bubble?
My latest @Forbes:
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Excited to be on the @Scalebrate Small Team Big Scale podcast.
From 3 to 200 people. Fortune 500 clients. 4x @inc5000 3x #Deloitte500 #166 on @Forbes 100 Startups and we turned service delivery into software. @mahesh_v @qbotica
→ smallteambigscale.com/podcas…
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Exited to be on the @Scalebrate Small Team Big Scale podcast!
Ron and I dug into how we designed Outseta from the ground up with the goal of building a small and mighty team.
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We're looking for small teams to interview, even within larger companies, that are punching way above their weight to interview on Small Team Big Scale podcast. I'd like that to be you. Reply if you're interested.
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Now on YouTube: @dharrisindc (CEO, @buildersbackers) on why "More Startups, Fewer Jobs" is the defining shift in entrepreneurship.
Job creation down 33% since 1997. AI accelerating faster than infrastructure can adapt. Crisis or signal?
▶️ youtu.be/6zagTfL5YbA
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80% of customers on one pricing tier? Your value metric is misaligned.
@AsiaOrangio of @DemandMaven breaks down how cohorting NRR by persona reveals your best customers.
Now live on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/PAAyq6hfJZY
#LeverageFirst
I want to promote you and your company.
Are you bootstrapping or self-funded / seedstrapped?
Have fewer than a dozen people and making over $1M?
Share what you're doing.
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From pickup truck to 7 figures. đźš›
Kirk & Jacob McKinney bootstrapped Junk Teens — zero VC, just systems thinking. First $600K from word of mouth. Now 8 trucks, 35+ people, 40-50 jobs/day.
Listen: scalebrate.com/podcast/from-…
#leveragefirst
The Exponential Scale Podcast is now the Small Team Big Scale podcast!
Same great guests, same awesome content, new name. Join the rapidly growing listenership!
A big shoutout to our sponsor @Zapier
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Big UPDATE! The Exponential Scale Podcast is now the Small Team Big Scale podcast! Same great guests, same awesome content, new name. Join the rapidly growing listenership! A big shoutout to our sponsor @Zapier Check it out at scalebrate.com/podcast
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I recently joined the @Scalebrate Exponential Scale podcast.
Startup job creation dropped 33% since 1997 while new business formation hits record highs — we unpacked why, what that means, and why we need both exponentially more builders and durability:
scalebrate.com/podcast/more-…
3 things Ron Wiener said about raising money today for your startup:
1. Launch with <$1M: agentic AI cut startup costs
2. Stay lean: cap your team at 2-5 people and hit cash flow in under a year
3. Go LLC: distribute real cash day one
Watch: youtu.be/fJE2H0tVDr0
A 5x return is life-changing for you ... but a rounding error for a VC fund.
@mikojava raised $50M+ as a founder and deployed $130M+ as a VC. He explains why small teams may not need venture capital at all.
Watch On Exponential Scale Episode 032
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Most of what you do every day doesn't require you.
It requires:
• Clear instructions
• A system
• Automation
Terrifying? Yes.
Freeing? Also yes.
🔗 scalebrate.com/podcast/ambit…
Remember the 4-hour work week?
Now founders brag about 80-hour grinds.
What happened?
The future belongs to founders who:
• Think clearly
• Eliminate ruthlessly
• Design businesses that work without them
🔗 scalebrate.com/podcast/ambit…
Are you building in public? You're doing it wrong.
Show your work instead.
What's the difference?
Hear from @chrislema in our latest Exponential Podcast on this topic: youtube.com/watch?v=KDqZ05No…
"Google is not your friend. It's your competitor."
75% of your traffic hits one page and bounces.
The opportunity? Build for the 25% who come back. Alignment beats reach every time.
@chrislema on Exponential Scale Episode #31:
👉 scalebrate.com/podcast/1500-…
"Staying in the game is the actual strategy."
A product recall destroyed Max Kang's cup business. The forced pivot? Sticker books. Now Cupkin is the top-ranked brand in its Amazon category.
Latest Exponential Scale EP030 now live:
▶️ youtu.be/xbdbqvOH-aU
"Staying in the game is the actual strategy."
A product recall destroyed Max Kang's business. Now Cupkin is the top-ranked brand in its Amazon category generating > $10M in revenue
Listen to latest @Scalebrate Exponential Scale:
👉 scalebrate.com/podcast/stay-…
"Building a business is like riding a bike uphill. If you stop pedaling, you start to fall down."
@kyleracki, Co-Founder & CEO of @Proposify on the moment MRR declined and how they turned it around
Latest @Scalebrate Exponential Scale podcast: youtu.be/7pNrhGUz77Y