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Revenue and growth: what operators said this week

Growth numbers operators said out loud, and how they got there. The 12 strongest moments from named speakers, word for word, each playable from the second it was said. Updated .

“We were able to take that company from 70 million in revenue down to 60 million … up to five million operating profit… paid off 8.5 million of the debt in 18 months, just by doing things like collecting receivables or DC inventory.”
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James Andersen
Buyers and Builders ·
Why it worked $70 M revenue, $500 k operating loss, $10 M debt, $60 M revenue, $5 M … Share this moment
Another view · “You’re supposed to take cost benefit analysis… little things… what’s the cost benefit analysis of bothering myself about the driver…? It’s 100% cost, zero benefit.” Tony Robbins on Tony Robbins Podcast Daily · Listen
“What we realize is by the time they hit 5 or 10k MRR, they have to rewrite it in code, and so they stand still”
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Rob Walling
Practical Founders Podcast ·
Contrarian take 5-10k MRR Share this moment
Another view · “It's easy to mistake model progress for product progress ... tool like Figma takes a very long time to build ...” Dylan Field on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Listen
“We built it from ground up. So, you know, at the time, you know, I was the accounts payable clerk, you know, the superintendent, you know, the security guard. And we built it, leased it up and then sold it for a pretty decent profit.”
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Rob Buccini
The Macro Dirt Podcast ·
How they work Share this moment
“The two-thirds, or maybe 70%, either founded their business or bought one and grew it later in their careers.”
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Eric Swick
Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing ·
Hard number about 70% founded or bought their business; the rest inherited Share this moment
Another view · “‘If you look at the actual return, it’s maybe 2% net… you get 5% in the bank… stocks beat property.’” Steve Johnson on Equity Mates Investing Podcast · Listen
“I'm happy with even like 40 percent growth, you know what I mean?”
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Damian Primis
Unit Economics ·
Hard number 40% growth Share this moment
Another view · “Using leverage accelerates your wealth creation in ways that saving your money can't... owning the most you can safely by leveraging makes sense to me.” Michael Yardney on Property Investment & Wealth Creation Australia | The Michael Yardney Podcast · Listen
“Our average growth is about 6%, 6% to 7%. So we double every 10 years.”
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Hadley Nightingale
Geared for Growth Property Investing Podcast ·
Hard number 6-7% annual growth, double every 10 years Share this moment
“Revenue is, we're about double of probably of what we were like last year”
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Damian Primis
Unit Economics ·
Hard number about double of last year’s revenue Share this moment
“In one of the case studies from Social Commerce Club, 92.43% of TikTok shop revenue was coming through affiliates.”
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Jordan West
The Unofficial TikTok Shop Podcast with Jordan West ·
Growth tactic 92.43% of revenue via affiliates Share this moment
“The cost of the licensing? What is the cost of ownership? And what is the cost of growth? Like those are the three buckets that I think about”
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Nivea Henry
The Stack Overflow Podcast ·
How they work Share this moment
“At 5.3% for a 30-year mortgage… $1 million mortgage is a $2 million repayment… if the bank of mom and dad gives you $100,000 you only need a $900,000 mortgage… you saved $200,000”
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Simon Kirstenmacher
Demographics Decoded - Unveiling the trends shaping your future ·
Data play 5.3% interest rate, $1 million mortgage, $100,000 gift, $200,000 saved Share this moment
“We like step premiums because it gives us flexibility… there’s no point locking in a level premium for $3 million of life cover”
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Stuart Weems
Investopoly ·
Pricing Share this moment
“In a year, I think we spent about 10 million just on chemistry, which, you know, in your second or third year is a lot.”
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Tim Shannon
The Long Run with Luke Timmerman ·
Why it worked $10 million Share this moment

Why read what was said, rather than a summary?

Summaries smooth out the specifics: the number, the caveat, the thing that went wrong. A short quote with the moment attached keeps them, and lets you hear the tone. Quotes are short extracts linked to the publisher’s episode. How we quote.