Scale, Stabilise, or Walk Away: The Financial Discipline Test Most Founders Fail

April 2
36 mins

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Whether you are trying to grow, improve profitability, buy a small business, or decide whether to keep pushing or walk away, this conversation will challenge the way you think about scale, systems, and financial discipline.

📌What’s covered:

  • The 2 questions to ask before scaling
  • Why revenue growth alone is not enough
  • What causes businesses to break
  • How to think about turnarounds under pressure
  • Small business acquisition traps to watch for
  • The difference between a scalable business and a micro business
  • Metrics founders should track before pushing for growth
  • What AI may change about business economics

Nick Jain is the co-founder of Eagle Rock CFO Services, helping small businesses get elite financial advice without the Fortune 500 price tag. He graduated top of his class from Harvard Business School, spent a decade as a professional investor, and has scaled three businesses to over $100M across trucking, software, and eCommerce. He now works with companies doing $5-50M to help them run leaner and grow smarter.

🌐https://www.eaglerockcfo.com/podcast

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