Ep.532 ~ Your Business Will Fail if You Don’t Have a Built to Sell Model w/ Top-Podcaster & Best-Selling Author, John Warrillow

2021-12-08

Today on the podcast we have the best-selling author of the legendary book Built to Sell, a book that has been helping thousands and thousands of entrepreneurs all over the world build their businesses. He is the host of Built to Sell Radio, a podcast ranked by Forbes as one of the world’s 10 best podcasts for business owners! He has started and exited four companies himself, including one acquired by a public company. He is the business model expert sought out by the likes of Tim Ferriss, CBS and Inc Magazine for his p...

Today on the podcast we have the best-selling author of the legendary book Built to Sell, a book that has been helping thousands and thousands of entrepreneurs all over the world build their businesses. He is the host of Built to Sell Radio, a podcast ranked by Forbes as one of the world’s 10 best podcasts for business owners! He has started and exited four companies himself, including one acquired by a public company. He is the business model expert sought out by the likes of Tim Ferriss, CBS and Inc Magazine for his proven methodology in adding millions upon millions of dollars to the value of businesses globally! His name is John Warrillow and he is on the podcast today!

Today we are going to talk about his book, his methodologies, how to remove yourself from your company and why every entrepreneur should set out to build a business worth selling, even if you decide never ever sell it!

03:55 Who is John Warrillow?

06:45 The Importance of Having the End in Mind for Entrepreneurs

15:25 Build Your Business to Have an Options Strategy as Opposed to an Exit Strategy

Built to Sell Tips to Build Your Business

18:50 Tip #1: Don’t Generalize in Business - Specialize

24:35 Tip #2: Relying Too Heavily on One Client is Risky & Will Run Off Potential Buyers

25:25 Tip #3: Owning a Process Makes it Easier to Pitch and Puts You in Control

Be clean about what you are selling and potential customers will be more likely to buy your product.

When people are the main assets of the business and they can come and go every night, the business will not be worth very much

29:10 Tip #4: How to Create a Personal Brain that is Sellable?

Don’t become synonymous with your company

31:40 Tip #5: When You Have a Product - People Expect to Pay for it in Advance

Make your service a product/productized!

34:40 Tip #6: Don’t Be Afraid to Say No to Projects

Prove you are serious about specialization by turning down work that falls outside your area of expertise - the more you say no the more referrals you will get to people who need what you have.

39:10 Tip #9: Hire People Who are Selling Products - Not Services

These people will be better able to figure out how your product can meet a client's needs rather than agreeing to customize your offering to fit what the client wants.

43:45 Tip #11: You Need at Least 2 Years of Built to Sell Financial Statements Before you Sell

46:15 Systemization & Offers That Distract Companies From the Niche Focus of Their Business

49:10 John’s Advice on the Starting Stages of Speaking with Potential Acquirers & Soliciting Offers

53:25 John’s Recommendations for Entrepreneurs Post-Sell of Their Business

56:55 Discovering Recurring Needs for Subscription Products

59:50 Selling a Non-Productized Premium Fit Business

1:08:45 Do Not Prioritize Just Focusing on Sales

1:12:45 Finding The Freedom Point in Your Business

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Built to Sell Website: https://builttosell.com/method

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