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I built and sold a $2m ARR agency in 2 years. Now I help 6 and 7-figure agency owners get dream clients reaching out to you, ready to work.

The 7 things that matter for scaling an agency: 1. Pricing 2. Unique offer 3. Inbound leads 4. Results and proof 5. High-quality hiring 6. Culture of responsibility 7. Letting go, leading, not micromanaging The 7 things that will stop you from scaling: 1. No culture 2. Cutting costs on hiring 3. Always insisting on “your way” 4. Trying to automate everything 5. Trying to document everything 6. Thinking you are the only brain in the company 7. Worrying about outbound quantity instead of inbound quality What did I miss?

Tomasz Sledz

I scale businesses with direct-response ads | Videos and static creatives that drive performance | Scaling to $1M/Monthly in ad spend | Spent 25 000 000$+ on ads.

7mo

Love this, especially - Always insisting on “your way” As Hormozi said - if you hire a specialist, and then tell them how to do the job, and they fail - they shouldn't be fired, you should be fired. From what I see being in the space - the culture and people are the biggest leverage.

Mark MacLeod

The Startup CEO Coach | I help startup CEOs grow all the way to a massive exit | Host of The Startup CEO Show podcast

7mo

You've got a solid list there, another thing that could be crucial is maintaining a healthy work-life balance for your team members. This ensures they stay motivated and productive in the long run.

Dmitry Bilchenko

CEO at @Icebreaker.Agency | Launched and optimized 400+ websites | Delivering high-converting UX/UI designs

7mo

I'd add 'Client Education' to the mix - sometimes scaling isn't just about what we do but also about educating clients on why our unique approach matters. It's like showing them behind the curtain - it builds trust and sets realistic expectations.

Jeremy Prasetyo

World Champion turned Cyberpreneur | Building an AI SaaS company to $1M ARR and sharing my insights along the way | Co-Founder & CEO, TRUSTBYTES

7mo

Embracing failure as a learning opportunity is crucial for growth. Fail fast, learn faster, and watch your agency soar.

Lais Karvelis

Ex-Tupperware Head of Growth | $65M Revenue Generated with FB/TikTok ads

7mo

Tim Keen I'll add having a motivated team. That's so hard to find these days though.

Rufat Dargahli

Results-Driven Social Media Expert & Copywriter | Over $50 Million Revenue Achieved Through Strategic Paid Ads & Email Automation

7mo

This is very helpful. Do you think optimizing client experience will help scale an agency as well?

Susanne Ekström

I Coach CEOs to Build Winning Companies Where People 💜 to Work (SME:s) | +$30M Client Profit Generated | Top Ranked Management & Leadership Creator Globally (#1 in Sweden) | Serial Entrepreneur

7mo

Great lists, Tim Keen 😀 I would add to the first list: x. A shared vision y. Fun

Davy Shi, 💡🚀🌎

Managing Director @ MU Group | MBA, China Supply Chain Management, committed to exporting Consumer Goods mainly to Retailers in the EU 🇪🇺, USA 🇺🇸, and Mexico 🇲🇽, etc...

7mo

Quality is over price. Tim Keen But it depends on what we really need. 🙌

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Akshaya Naagar

Building @nuehivemedia 📈$700k in DTC client revenue | Building DTC brands to profitable $50k -$75k in MRR with Facebook ads and psychology-backed-up creatives

7mo

Great one👏 Tim Keen What do you mean by documenting everything will stop us from scaling? Would like to know this in brief:)

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Dave Miz

I help 7 & 8 figure DTC brands increase revenue and profitability | 🚀 $110M+ in client email revenue using hyper-personalized email & SMS marketing | Book a call with me 👇🏻

7mo

Pretty thorough list right there

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