The Daily Dose #329 | The Love Bomb, The Fluff And Three More Red Flags

Az unpacks five red flags to watch for before entering a business partnership.As The Good Builder has grown, the partnership approaches have grown with it. Some are worth taking. Many are not. This episode covers the signals that show up early, what each one actually reveals about the person across the table, and why backing yourself is the first defence.Covered in this episode:The love bomb. Three messages and a calendar invite the night you meet, and what that intensity says about their order book.The fluff. Product market fit, ecosystem, still working on that piece. The one sentence test that sorts the operators from the searchers.The profile sweep. Twenty seconds of thumb, zero seconds of thought.Bagging the last partner. Accountability as a filter, picking up the thread from Josh Tyrrell on responsibility.Vague on the money. Why nobody is ever vague about their own numbers.The through line is presentation over substance, and how to spot it before it costs you time.Hosted by Az.This episode is brought to you by The Pulse from Australian Building Research. The Pulse tracks the customer experience across the build, so builders find out what clients think while there is still time to act. Book a twenty minute walkthrough at australianbuildingresearch.com.au/the-pulse-cepComing up this week. Wednesday, Bec Askin and Alex Harris. Friday, Big Matt Hope from Wattle Court.#thegoodbuilder #constructionindustry #buildingbusiness