Want to scale your business but afraid you’ll make costly mistakes?

In this episode of The Business Strategist, I pull back the curtain on the 10 most common pitfalls that ambush founders on the road to rapid growth — and share the proven fixes I use with my own clients.

You’ll hear:

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   Why relying on a single revenue stream is a trap, and how to add new ones without blowing up your workload.

   
   


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   How my simple stop doing list and a dash of smart outsourcing help you reclaim hours for high-value work.

   
   


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   The art of layering product tiers so you capture premium buyers and price-sensitive prospects alike.

   
   


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   My favourite forever assets (free tools, partnerships, quizzes) that turn strangers into raving fans.

   
   


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   The essential combination of clear strategy, efficient processes, and decisive leadership that separates sustainable scale from chaotic churn.

   
   

I’ll also walk you through a real-world case study — how I helped one founder jump from £170k to a £500k exit in under 12 months — so you can see these ideas in action. Get the full story here: https://adamstrong.notion.site/Case-Study-ffe4872385f24e4dbca03bdd5660c103

00:00 Intro
01:00 Pitfall 1 - Limited revenue streams

04:46 Pitfall 2 – Going Alone
06:23 Pitfall 3 – Limited Offers
10:24 Pitfall 4 – Referral Reliance
12:07 Pitfall 5 – Capacity Blind Spots
13:53 Pitfall 6 – Strategy Fog
15:39 Pitfall 7 – Bad Hires
18:11 Pitfall 9 – Customer Neglect
20:02 Pitfall 10 – Weak Leadership
23:48 Wrap-up

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