95: Define Workflow Your Grandma Can Use with Amit Kothari

Amit Kothari is the CEO of Tallyfy, a technology platform that helps business owners document and automate processes without being technical or process savvy. We talk about process improvement in small businesses, what it means to have a scalable business, and the drawbacks of using flowcharts when documenting business processes.

 

Time Stamps

[00:49] Amit’s entrepreneurial journey

[03:01] How Tallyfy is revolutionizing business processes

[05:06] The drawbacks of using flowcharts when mapping business process

[07:42] How Amit successfully challenged the status quo when building his business

[09:38] How to answer the trickiest entrepreneurship question

[11:15] The key differences between a process-focused and project-focused business

[13:03] What it means to have a scalable business

[15:07] How to productize a service

17:58] Understanding how process improvement is about creativity 

[19:24] Critical steps for optimizing a business process

[20:50] How to significantly improve your business processes

[23:41] Why giving employees a voice improves engagement

[27:08] The difference between processes and workflows

[28:12] What is workflow automation and why is it so important?

[31:19] Automate repetitive tasks to save time and productivity

[35:07] How Amit and his team can improve a team’s productivity by 20%

[38:23] Parting thoughts

 

Links and Resources

Steve’s and Greg Cleary's New Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain

Amit’s LinkedIn

Tallyfy.com

Atomic Habits by James Clear

https://StevePreda.com