The 7 Laws of Scaling with Jim Huffman

This week, Jim is joined by Kendra Kawala co-founder of Maker Wines, to discuss how she and her partners were able to create a new product category in the wine industry and grow her company to be one of the biggest in the space, through pounding-pavement grit early on as well as using savvy growth tactics while scaling.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE
 
  • What is Maker Wine
  • Working with 15 different wineries
  • Calculating order economics
  • Business school benefits vs cons
  • Finding the right co-founder
  • How to scale
  • Getting conviction up front
  • Applying b2b tactics to d2c
  • Timing
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Additional episodes you might enjoy:
Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)
Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)
How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)
Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)
How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

 

What is The 7 Laws of Scaling with Jim Huffman?

A one-time, 8-episode season based on The Seven Laws of Scaling.

The 7 Laws of Scaling by Jim Huffman is the operating system that separates seven-figure companies from eight-figure ones.

Fewer than 5% of businesses ever cross $1M in revenue; less than 0.4% hit $10M. This book maps the seven sequential, compounding laws that decide whether a company scales or stalls — with a diagnostic worksheet in every chapter to pinpoint exactly which law you're breaking first.

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