Growth Snack: Move from growth chaos to control

The Breakout Growth Podcast

Growth isn’t about doing everything, it’s about doing the right things. That’s the topic of this week’s Growth Snack: The Breakout Growth Podcast Short. This concept came into sharp focus for Sean Ellis and Ethan Garr when they spoke with Charlie Cole, the CEO who has led the turnaround of FTD Flowers (full episode next week). A standout learning from that discussion is that startups and turnarounds often make the same crucial mistake: they try to do everything all at once.

So where should you point your relentless focus? And what is the order of operations that prevents you from simply throwing spaghetti against the wall to see what sticks? In this episode, we look to answer these questions as we dive into the importance of getting the right people to the right experiences with qualitative and quantitative learnings, and more.

So jump in, and in less than 10 minutes you will have food for thought as you work to achieve breakout growth success in your business.

We discussed:

* Even the best leaders will try to do too much all at once (00:45)

* The order of operations matters; slow down and focus (01:15)

* Don’t let the pressure to hit numbers force poor execution (02:00)

* Growth isn’t just about channels, focus on core customer challenges (03:13)

* Get the right customers to the right experiences (03:45)

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