Entrepreneurs are ALWAYS builders.
All that changes is what they are building.
Stage 1: building a product
Stage 2: building a team
Stage 3: building a culture
Stage 4: building a strategy
Stage 5: building an organization
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Introducing "The Balloon Effect"
Many businesses & creators have experienced a similar pattern of success.
From @MrBeastYT and @MorningBrew to @oatly and @Rovio.
Let's break down what "The Balloon Effect" is and examples of it in real life.
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1/ What is "The Balloon Effect"?
It is a particular pattern of growth.
It is not Instagram's growth trajectory.
It is not https://t.co/5axsTUKek6's growth trajectory.
"The Balloon Effect" is defined by several years of hard work & grit complemented by slow, linear growth.
2/ And then one day, one month, or one quarter...everything changes.
A business hits a tipping point and its trajectory shifts entirely.
Gradual growth turns to exponential growth & your brand and your size explode.
Like a step function.
3/ Now, you're probably wondering.
Why is it called "The Balloon Effect"?
Because filling/popping a water balloon follows the exact pattern I just described (and so many businesses experience).
Long unsexy slog 👉 Exponential tipping point.
4/ Initially, you turn on the faucet & water takes up space in the empty balloon.
Through effort you open the faucet, yet the results are unexciting.
But it's what must be done for water (or growth) to happen at all.
It's not sexy, but it's necessary.
Many businesses & creators have experienced a similar pattern of success.
From @MrBeastYT and @MorningBrew to @oatly and @Rovio.
Let's break down what "The Balloon Effect" is and examples of it in real life.
Keep reading 👇
1/ What is "The Balloon Effect"?
It is a particular pattern of growth.
It is not Instagram's growth trajectory.
It is not https://t.co/5axsTUKek6's growth trajectory.
"The Balloon Effect" is defined by several years of hard work & grit complemented by slow, linear growth.
2/ And then one day, one month, or one quarter...everything changes.
A business hits a tipping point and its trajectory shifts entirely.
Gradual growth turns to exponential growth & your brand and your size explode.
Like a step function.
3/ Now, you're probably wondering.
Why is it called "The Balloon Effect"?
Because filling/popping a water balloon follows the exact pattern I just described (and so many businesses experience).
Long unsexy slog 👉 Exponential tipping point.
4/ Initially, you turn on the faucet & water takes up space in the empty balloon.
Through effort you open the faucet, yet the results are unexciting.
But it's what must be done for water (or growth) to happen at all.
It's not sexy, but it's necessary.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a $54 billion behemoth.
It's bigger than Marriott, Netflix, and Twitter...combined.
Yet 99% of us don't actually understand the business.
THREAD: The story of AWS & lessons we can learn from it
AWS is electricity for the internet.
It is the largest provider of on-demand, cloud computing services in the world.
With 33% of a $150 billion global cloud market, AWS makes our digital lives possible.
While you may not be AWS's customer, you sure as hell use it every day.
Here are some of its clients:
- Netflix
- Zoom
- Verizon Wireless
- Coinbase
- Vanguard
- https://t.co/Dqrc2Fvb9B
- Morning Brew
- GoPro
- Samsung
- Pinterest
- Snap
- FanDuel
So now, you hopefully buy why AWS important.
But how did it start?
Let's hop in our tweet thread time machine....
It's 2003.
You're Jeff Bezos & your business is growing like a weed.
1999: $1.64 billion (revenue)
2000: $2.76 billion
2001: $3.12 billion
2002: $3.93 billion
2003: $5.26 billion
But you have a serious problem...
It's bigger than Marriott, Netflix, and Twitter...combined.
Yet 99% of us don't actually understand the business.
THREAD: The story of AWS & lessons we can learn from it
AWS is electricity for the internet.
It is the largest provider of on-demand, cloud computing services in the world.
With 33% of a $150 billion global cloud market, AWS makes our digital lives possible.
While you may not be AWS's customer, you sure as hell use it every day.
Here are some of its clients:
- Netflix
- Zoom
- Verizon Wireless
- Coinbase
- Vanguard
- https://t.co/Dqrc2Fvb9B
- Morning Brew
- GoPro
- Samsung
- Snap
- FanDuel
So now, you hopefully buy why AWS important.
But how did it start?
Let's hop in our tweet thread time machine....
It's 2003.
You're Jeff Bezos & your business is growing like a weed.
1999: $1.64 billion (revenue)
2000: $2.76 billion
2001: $3.12 billion
2002: $3.93 billion
2003: $5.26 billion
But you have a serious problem...
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