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120: Focus on the Top 20% with David McClellan
120: Focus on the Top 20% with David McClellan
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Oct 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
David McClellan is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Social Catfish, a company that helps consumers find lost personal connections and verify if people are really whom they say they are online. We discuss the challenges of hiring a marketing firm, the limits of being protected online, and having a realistic workload for your team.
Time Stamps
[00:29] Tips on how to become a productive procrastinator
[01:17] David’s entrepreneurial journey
[03:23] The challenge of hiring a marketing firm
[05:36] Why is the Pareto Principle so important in business?
[09:20] How to model anything using David’s SISEY framework
[11:10] How to figure out the 20% effort that will give you 80% results
[13:43] How to streamline your development and execution process
[15:27] Communication when you can’t deliver on a project
[17:01] Why you need a realistic workload for your team
[19:56] Understanding the limits of being protected online
[24:21] How to bootstrap a business David’s way
[28:26] The benefits of having a niche
[29:53] Parting thoughts
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Socialcatfish.com
David’s LinkedIn
Social Catfish on Instagram
Time Stamps
[00:29] Tips on how to become a productive procrastinator
[01:17] David’s entrepreneurial journey
[03:23] The challenge of hiring a marketing firm
[05:36] Why is the Pareto Principle so important in business?
[09:20] How to model anything using David’s SISEY framework
[11:10] How to figure out the 20% effort that will give you 80% results
[13:43] How to streamline your development and execution process
[15:27] Communication when you can’t deliver on a project
[17:01] Why you need a realistic workload for your team
[19:56] Understanding the limits of being protected online
[24:21] How to bootstrap a business David’s way
[28:26] The benefits of having a niche
[29:53] Parting thoughts
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Socialcatfish.com
David’s LinkedIn
Social Catfish on Instagram
Released:
Oct 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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