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The 8 Rules for Growth: Smart Hires, Time-to-Value, and High Margins

The 8 Rules for Growth: Smart Hires, Time-to-Value, and High Margins

Update: 2025-08-19
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What separates a product that scales from one that sinks? In this episode of Growth Mode, Tom and Jimmy break down The 8 Rules for Growth: the hard-won principles they use to build fast, stay lean, and create high-margin businesses that last.


We’re talking small teams, smart hires, and AI-first thinking. How to increase time-to-value and reduce friction. Why high margins aren’t optional, they’re a requirement. And what it actually takes to build products people want to talk about (and pay for).


Plus: what early employees must bring to the table, how to avoid the trap of “problem finders,” and what most agents get dead wrong about communication and onboarding. 


📘 Free, Perfect, and Now by Robert Rodin – the book Tom mentioned on scaling to meet modern customer demands → https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Free-Perfect-and-Now/Robert-Rodin/9780684871974


🎧 This is Episode 5 of Growth Mode, the weekly podcast for agents, marketers, and business owners who want to move faster, think bigger, and grow on purpose.


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Tom Ferry

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Jimmy Mackin

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Instagram – @jimmymackin


Jason Pantana

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Instagram – @jasonpantana

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The 8 Rules for Growth: Smart Hires, Time-to-Value, and High Margins

The 8 Rules for Growth: Smart Hires, Time-to-Value, and High Margins

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