Why Jeff Bezos Packed Boxes (And You Should Too)
from Fix My Business
Episode Summary: Scott Todd reveals his biggest business mistake: spending months building automation software when he should have been closing deals. In this raw confession, he shares how "productivity theater" cost him $75,000+ and nearly tanked his business - and why most real estate investors are making the same mistake right now. What You'll Learn: Why automation is killing your deal flow (even though it feels productive) The 3-question test to know if you should automate anything The Investor's Priority Pyramid (IPP) and why sequence matters How Jeff Bezos built Amazon by doing things that don't scale When manual work is actually better than automation The real reason you're avoiding the hard work in your business Key Takeaways: The Wrong Sequence: Most investors automate at deal flow level when they should be at order level The 10x Rule: Don't automate anything you haven't done manually at least 10 times The Bezos Model: Prove it works → Document it → Automate it (in that order) The Hidden Cost: Building systems for a business that barely exists wastes months and tens of thousands in lost opportunities Resources Mentioned: Take the IPP Assessment Episode 2: Do Things That Don't Scale ScottTodd.net
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