The 10 Behaviors Killing Your Business — Masked as Productivity

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Some of the “smart moves” founders make might be signs of hidden resistance. This week, Dan and Ian break down 10 behaviors that can quietly kill momentum, from expanding marketing channels too early to pausing sales during busy stretches. They also dive into why scaling too soon backfires, the hidden risks of declining assets, and what happens when you delay building management layers.

CHAPTERS:

Video:

00:00 Introduction
01:02 Understanding Resistance in Business and In Life
04:53 A Balanced Marketing Diet (Finally!)
09:28 Pause Selling Because We’re So Busy!
12:20 Keeping Team Members Maximally Busy
16:27 Cutting a Clever Deal With a Declining Asset
23:00 I Simply Won’t Do ideas That Don’t Scale!
27:35 I’m Going to Quit My Job!
30:51 The Myth of the Great Idea
35:07 I’m Re-Investing In My Product!
38:44 Building an Audience: Start With The Basics
41:42 Should I Build Out a Management Layer? Tempting!

Audio:

(00:00:13) Introduction
(00:01:09) Understanding Resistance in Business and In Life
(00:04:51) A Balanced Marketing Diet (Finally!)
(00:09:15) Pause Selling Because We’re So Busy!
(00:12:03) Keeping Team Members Maximally Busy
(00:16:08) Cutting a Clever Deal With a Declining Asset
(00:20:47) I Simply Won’t Do ideas That Don’t Scale!
(00:25:01) I’m Going to Quit My Job!
(00:28:04) The Myth of the Great Idea
(00:32:11) I’m Re-Investing In My Product!
(00:35:38) Building an Audience: Start With The Basics
(00:38:33) Should I Build Out a Management Layer? Tempting!

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Past guests on TMBA include Cal Newport, David Heinemeier Hannson, Seth Godin, Ricardo Semler, Noah Kagan, Rob Walling, Jay Clouse, Einar Vollset, Sam Dogan, Gino Wickam, James Clear, Jodie Cook, Mark Webster, Steph Smith, Taylor Pearson, Justin Tan, Matt Gartland, Ayman Al-Abdullah, Lucy Bella.