Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: The End of Your Business

Your Two Visions

Through Your Customers’ Eyes

Through Your Investors’ Eyes

Courage and Congruency

The Hero’s Adventure

Plans Rarely Come True

Chapter 2: Confirming the Opportunity

Pivoting

SWOTS Are Dead; Do a “SO” Analysis Instead

Judging Your Opportunities

What’s Next?

Chapter 3: Goals and Milestones

How to Reverse Engineer Your End Vision

Breaking Your End Vision into Smaller Parts

Your One-Year Vision

Your Quarterly and Monthly Visions

Chapter 4: Achieving Your Financial Metric Goals

Measuring Success

Why You Need KPIs

Building Your Scoreboard

Chapter 5: Achieving Your Business Asset Goals

Business Assets via Project Management

Entrepreneurial Project Management

Choosing and Managing Your Projects

Why Great Project Management Will Change Your Life (or at Least Your Business)

Chapter 6: Systematizing Your Business

Introduction to Systems

What Systems to Create in Your Business

The Process of Creating Systems

Getting Started with Systematizing Your Business

Making a System the Status Quo

Chapter 7: How to Out-Market Your Market

The Most Important Number in Your Business

Your Marketing System

How to Optimize Lead Generation

Chapter 8: Securing and Locking Up Your Customers

How to Optimize Conversion Rates

How to Optimize Transaction Prices

How to Optimize Lifetime Customer Value

Breaking the Camel’s Back

Chapter 9: Developing Your HR Plan

Identifying Roles and Needs with Organizational Charts

Your Endgame Org Chart

Your ...

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