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    New Flashy Business model - legit or not?

    QUESTION 
    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZeqbpmHg3w So I've seen this new business model called growth operating, has anyone done this before or have experience with it?
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    CENTS Framework - Business models + overhyped gurus

    IDEA 
    Hi all so the CENTS framework is an excellent framework but looking at most businesses, and I wish I honestly knew about it earlier. It is really true that some businesses are just lower effort and higher return. And even certain services/products are just better. For example I am currently...
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    Being a franchisee

    IDEA 
    Hi so I have been in the cleaning industry for a while - majority of the people I know are basically mom and pop teams. I know a few that are very successful, and one of them is someone who managed to scale to $20k p month within 6 months owning a franchise. Meanwhile I've been in operation over...
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    How to properly scale a cleaning business

    SCALING EXECUTION 
    Hi I’m currently doing house cleans for almost a year but would like to expand into end of lease, office cleaning and window cleaning. I have employees that’s been with me for a while for home cleans and have subcontracted some commercial kitchen, construction cleaning jobs and end of lease jobs...
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    eCom vs SaaS vs online course. Shiny object syndrome can be good?

    IDEA MINDSET 
    Current situation Hi guys, currently I have a cleaning business and have been stuck for 3-4 months. It is a very high turnover industry and hiring+scaling takes a very long time. Most residential cleaning is like that, along with many regulations. I currently am training a VA to handle...
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    Business models: which ones are best?

    IDEA 
    Hi is it true that certain business models are better and faster than others? I was thinking about this recently Eg Service based eg running an agency, a cleaning business etc. usually takes a long time to scale to 10k p month or higher. To really create a service business that can be worth...
  7. M

    Business models - eCom vs service vs personal brand vs SaaS vs platform

    IDEA SAAS / APPS 
    Hi all, I currently have 2 services businesses - cleaning + social media agency and am starting a SaaS. I am considering all the pros and cons of each business model and would like to share my thoughts on them: Service - I currently have 2 service businesses - a cleaning business + social media...
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    How to properly "discipline"/train staff? Or should I just get rid of them?

    QUESTION 
    For background I have a cleaning business - I don't want to seem like a dhead but I have had staff not clean areas properly and received complaints from clients about this. Now overall most of my reviews have been around 4-5 stars so I know that the service is good. Our staff are trained, have...
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    Scaling and automating cleaning business, "Uber" of Cleaning

    SCALING EXECUTION 
    Hi all so I have a cleaning business and I'm planning to scale the client side with a Zapier automation which is basically: Client visits website --> chooses their specifications on form e.g. 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom --> receive automated quote --> book and pay --> automated calendar finds a...
  10. M

    Advice on scaling a service business, thoughts on eCom,SaaS?

    SCALING SAAS / APPS QUESTION 
    Hi all, I currently have 2 businesses and am still working 4 days a week part time to fund these businesses. I am very grateful for the opportunity to be in this forum and would love to hear any advice you can recommend if you have experience with these: 1. Social media agency - only about...
  11. M

    Is Blockchain really going to change things?

    CRYPTO 
    So the whole blockchain revolution has been regarded by many as a way to bring back control to society away from big tech companies (who are often platform business models part of the sharing economy) e.g. Uber, Amazon, Airbnb, Etsy. Many complain that these big tech companies are the...
  12. M

    Platform business model: Percentage or Pay per Lead?

    IDEA 
    Hi so I am building a service based platform business similar to Uber Eats, Lyft, Upwork etc. From what i've seen there are 2 main models 1. Percentage e.g. Upwork charges a small percentage 5-10% of clients booked. This can mean that profit varies, it can be a large profit if it is a large...
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    How niche is too niche?

    QUESTION 
    Everyone knows about the big marketplace companies e.g. Amazon, eBay, YouTube, AirBnB, Uber, Upwork etc. But there are also segments I've noticed for example:Vrbo competes with Airbnb offering private homes and rentals. So in a sense it is a segment of the larger home rental market. Another...
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    Marketplaces: Uber, AirBnB, Snappr, Fiverr, Upwork and niching

    SAAS / APPS WEB/DIGITAL 
    Hi so I had a question about the marketplace business model that you see nowadays - essentially while there are still small businesses and even big corporations, many professions have been turned into freelancers. Essentially a service business is a marketplace - for example if I run a digital...
  15. M

    Hello

    INTRO 
    Hi my name is Martin, I'm 26 I work in marketing. I have always been interested in business and currently run a business on the side in wedding photography/videography with a small team of contractors. Great to be here!
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    Can shiny object syndrome be good?

    IDEA 
    Hi so I currently operate a wedding photography/videography business, which is doing okay but I am thinking of investing in another business. Now I know having shiny object syndrome is heavily frowned upon but the wedding photo/video industry is really declining. Marriages are declining and...
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