{"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. \n \nThese are some of the most frequent systems I build POST-revenue…\n \nThere are two things that will kill an entrepreneur... \n \n Positioning.\nNot taking on help when they need it\n \nI talked about positioning in last weeks blog about finding your big idea… and if you want to do a deep dive, *COUGH*... OFFERMIND ;-)\n \nBUT…\n \nHow do you know when it’s time to take on help?\n \nThere’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…\n \n(...and as usual, it’s the exact opposite of what I was taught in college ;-))\n \nRUNNING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS\n \nI 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.”\n \nIt 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... \n \nHowever, at the time, I was the ONLY person in my business.\n \nSoooo…\n \nI had to voluntarily turn down my revenue in order to turn up my systems.\n \nI've told some of these stories in the past as I was documenting my journey.\n \nThat was well over a year ago, so now I can look back and see all the systems that I actually put in place. \n \nCollege 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.\n \n*THAT SUCKS*  Don’t do that!\n \nBREAK THE RULES NOT YOUR BUSINESS\n \nI approach building a business in the EXACT opposite way to what I was taught at college ... \n \n Build the revenue\nBuild a funnel\nMake sure sales are coming in\nUse that cash to build a system.\n \n... it works way better... and you still own 100% of your business (# No VC funding.) \n \nI 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}