{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sales Funnel Radio","title":"SFR 239: The Most Common Systems I Build POST-Revenue...","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1648,"description":"I'm personally very against a heavy focus on systems until after you're cash flowing regularly.    These are some of the most frequent systems I build POST-revenue…   There are two things that will kill an entrepreneur...    Positioning. Not taking on help when they need it   I talked about positioning in last weeks blog about finding your big idea… and if you want to do a deep dive, *COUGH*... OFFERMIND ;-)   BUT…   How do you know when it’s time to take on help?   There’s a ton of answers to this question... and I'm NOT telling you that what I'm about to share is the law, but for me, (and for where I am now), this is what’s worked…   (...and as usual, it’s the exact opposite of what I was taught in college ;-))   RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS   I remember when I made the jump and left ClickFunnels... I pulled in about $200,000 really quick. I was like, “Man, this is more money than I've ever seen in my life.”   It was a big moment for me and it was very validating for MANY reasons… and you’d think that would be the most AMAZING news ever...    However, at the time, I was the ONLY person in my business.   Soooo…   I had to voluntarily turn down my revenue in order to turn up my systems.   I've told some of these stories in the past as I was documenting my journey.   That was well over a year ago, so now I can look back and see all the systems that I actually put in place.    College taught me to build a business by first putting the structure together... and then hoping the structure you built is good enough to cause revenue.   *THAT SUCKS*  Don’t do that!   BREAK THE RULES NOT YOUR BUSINESS   I approach building a business in the EXACT opposite way to what I was taught at college ...    Build the revenue Build a funnel Make sure sales are coming in Use that cash to build a system.   ... it works way better... and you still own 100% of your business (# No VC funding.)    I am revenue-focused... and sometimes that means other systems in my business suffer a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wYNmCvUWj1HUVsTnnGxfHEkoAfnnZqMMXf3202FAPb4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lOTU2/NzhmMjJmMTlhOWY2/ZmE2ZTAzOWEzNzE3/MzQ0NC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}