The Disruptive Entrepreneur

Listen into this episode where Rob outlines why, after all his experience as an entrepreneur, he believes there are 7 key stages to business. He talks about what they are and how recognising them and focusing on the right things in each stage can help you with the success of your business; from start-up to exit! KEY TAKEAWAYS Ideation Stage: The idea stage. There’s a big difference between a desire and an idea. This is the stage where you actually create a firm idea of what your business will be. Start-up Stage: This is where the idea turns into a niche, a product and an actual business! Chaos Stage: This is the first stage of growth and you need to focus on sales and marketing. If things aren’t breaking and creating chaos then you aren’t selling enough! Systems Stage: Now is the time to create structure, processes and consistency but ensure you still keep an eye on your levels of service whilst creating and planning your systems. Scale-Up Stage: This is when you can start to gain market share and real