# Revenue and growth: what operators said this week

Growth numbers operators said out loud, and how they got there.

Updated 2026-10-29. Source: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/topics/revenue-growth

> "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."
- James Andersen on Buyers and Builders, 2026-10-21, at 13:17. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/e5e9277288e380e9

> "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"
- Rob Walling on Practical Founders Podcast, 2026-10-23, at 13:21. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/30e6b43e0d08b9e7

> "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."
- Rob Buccini on The Macro Dirt Podcast, 2026-10-22, at 5:10. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/a2c15b67566ec427

> "sort of 30 restaurants. By the second year, it was 80, you know, and it had really grew legs."
- Sarah Meikle on The SME Stream, 2026-10-27, at 20:20. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/6839de3e41db4e0b

> "the two-thirds, or maybe 70%, either founded their business or bought one and grew it later in their careers."
- Eric Swick on Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing, 2026-10-26, at 7:28. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/f3e8e588d3589912

> "the trail commission structured usually it's between 0.15 to 0.175 um and then the upfronts are anywhere between sort of 65 to 75 points up front as well so like it's decent and but because everything pays trail like every million bucks you draw down like it's straight on to your straight onto your recurring revenue book"
- Matthew Olofanga on KAN Podcast, 2026-10-28, at 7:26. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/69c7190b1dc19a8d

> "I'm happy with even like 40 percent growth, you know what I mean?"
- Damian Primis on Unit Economics, 2026-10-21, at 32:27. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/b96324eec20e5d62

> "Our average growth is about 6%, 6% to 7%. So we double every 10 years."
- Hadley Nightingale on Geared for Growth Property Investing Podcast, 2026-10-21, at 16:21. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/8b15efbaa07d4de8

> "Revenue is, we're about double of probably of what we were like last year"
- Damian Primis on Unit Economics, 2026-10-21, at 32:27. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/6337cd9e21254489

> "he cut the value of unsold inventory from 437 million dollars to 78 million dollars"
- Tim Cook on Great Business Stories, 2026-10-28, at 7:48. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/7d7f503534b2460a

> "In one of the case studies from Social Commerce Club, 92.43% of TikTok shop revenue was coming through affiliates."
- Jordan West on The Unofficial TikTok Shop Podcast with Jordan West, 2026-10-24, at 4:07. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/5db003b553aed97f

> "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"
- Nivea Henry on The Stack Overflow Podcast, 2026-10-23, at 7:36. Listen: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/listen/6ad7e49be060c518