Scaling Up with Fexingo: How Small Businesses Become Mid-Market Companies

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Scaling Up with Fexingo: How Small Businesses Become Mid-Market Companies

Lucas and Luna anchor themselves on a mezzanine balcony, surveying a floor of empty desks below, as they dissect the exact financial and operational thresholds that separate a small business from a mid-market contender. Each episode isolates a single case—a specialty manufacturer in Ohio, a regional dental chain, a software consultancy in Austin—and walks through the specific revenue inflection points, debt structures, and hiring sequences that mark the transition. Lucas, a journalist who has covered private-company growth for a decade, presses on the numbers: at what EBITDA multiple does a bank change its lending criteria? How does a payroll of 40 versus 150 alter your tax liability? Luna, with a background in operations, tests those numbers against real friction—the founder who lost control of culture after a Series A, the CFO who swapped QuickBooks for NetSuite too late. They never promise a formula; they examine why some companies stall at $10 million and others blow through $50 million. The listener is someone running a 30- to 200-person firm, or an investor evaluating that space, who is tired of 'growth hacking' and wants the actual ledgers. Can you scale without diluting the decision-making that got you here?

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Episodes

147 episodes

How a Landscaping Software Firm Scaled to 50 Million by Fixing Churn

Aug 1, 2026 · 7:14
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How a Cleaning Company Scaled with Referrals

Jul 30, 2026 · 6:16
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How a Moving Company Scaled to 18 Million by Fixing Online Reviews

Jul 30, 2026 · 7:38
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How a Hammock Brand Scaled Past Amazon Dependency

Jul 29, 2026 · 7:02
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How PulseCables Scaled to 12 Million by Fixing Customer Lifetime Value

Jul 29, 2026 · 5:07
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Why This Leather Company Bought a Tannery to Scale

Jul 28, 2026 · 8:50
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How a Brewery Scaled to 12 Million by Fixing Its Taproom Model

Jul 28, 2026 · 6:10
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How This Cleaning Service Cut Turnover and Scaled to 15 Million

Jul 28, 2026 · 5:19
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Retro Revival's Inventory Turnover Secret

Jul 27, 2026 · 5:20
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How a Dog Daycare Scaled to 10 Million by Fixing Staff Ratios

Jul 27, 2026 · 6:14
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How a Hot Sauce Brand Scaled to 10 Million by Fixing Distribution

Jul 26, 2026 · 8:19
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How This HVAC Company Scaled to 15 Million by Fixing Technician Scheduling

Jul 26, 2026 · 5:13
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How This Pest Control Company Built a 20M Recurring Revenue Model

Jul 25, 2026 · 7:29
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How a House Painter Scaled Past 10 Million by Fixing Estimation

Jul 24, 2026 · 10:17
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How a Florist Scaled Past 8 Million by Fixing Perishables Waste

Jul 23, 2026 · 9:11
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How a Bookkeeper Scaled Past 12 Million by Fixing Pricing

Jul 23, 2026 · 7:06
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How This Landscaper Scaled to 20 Million by Fixing Seasonal Labor

Jul 23, 2026 · 8:14
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How a Pet Groomer Scaled Past 7 Million by Fixing Booking No-Shows

Jul 22, 2026 · 8:05
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How This Gym Scaled to 30 Million by Fixing Retention

Jul 22, 2026 · 9:36
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How This Accountant Scaled Past 10 Million by Fixing Niche Focus

Jul 21, 2026 · 9:14
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How a Coffee Roaster Scaled Past 20 Million by Fixing Logistics

Jul 21, 2026 · 10:49
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How This Bakery Scaled to 18 Million by Fixing Flour Costs

Jul 20, 2026 · 9:30
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How a Wedding Photographer Scaled Past 8 Million by Fixing Booking

Jul 20, 2026 · 8:31
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How a Window Washer Scaled Past 5 Million by Fixing Route Density

Jul 19, 2026 · 9:24
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How a Massage Franchise Scaled to 50 Million by Standardizing the Experience

Jul 19, 2026 · 11:29
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How This Math Tutor Scaled Past 10 Million Using a Waitlist

Jul 18, 2026 · 6:50
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How a Food Truck Scaled to 15 Million by Fixing Location Strategy

Jul 18, 2026 · 7:58
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How a Pet Sitter Scaled Past 10 Million by Fixing Trust

Jul 17, 2026 · 7:32
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How a Dry Cleaner Scaled to 12 Million by Fixing Turnaround Time

Jul 17, 2026 · 8:31
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How This Pizza Chain Scaled to 50 Million by Fixing Delivery Radius

Jul 16, 2026 · 8:52
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How a Commercial Cleaning Company Scaled to 40 Million by Fixing Labor Efficiency

Jul 16, 2026 · 10:19
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How This Dentist Scaled to 10 Million by Fixing Chair Time

Jul 15, 2026 · 7:59
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How a Chiropractor Scaled to 15 Million by Fixing Insurance Billing

Jul 15, 2026 · 11:21
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How a Roofing Company Scaled to 100 Million by Fixing Claims Processing

Jul 14, 2026 · 5:57
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How a Bike Shop Scaled to 24 Million by Fixing Service Margins

Jul 14, 2026 · 7:49
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How a Florist Scaled to 25 Million by Fixing Freshness

Jul 13, 2026 · 9:24
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The One Metric That Broke a Five Million Dollar Plumber

Jul 13, 2026 · 7:41
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How a Landscaper Scaled to 40 Million by Fixing Sales Handoffs

Jul 12, 2026 · 9:00
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How a Painter Scaled to 20 Million by Fixing Estimating

Jul 12, 2026 · 8:51
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How a Plumber Scaled to 30 Million by Fixing Dispatch

Jul 11, 2026 · 9:14
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How a Pool Service Scaled to 25 Million by Fixing Scheduling

Jul 11, 2026 · 6:02
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How a Lawn Care Company Scaled to 60 Million by Fixing Retention

Jul 10, 2026 · 6:27
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How a Carpet Cleaner Scaled to 30 Million by Fixing Pricing

Jul 10, 2026 · 6:59
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How a Tutoring Service Scaled to 50 Million by Standardizing Quality

Jul 9, 2026 · 8:42
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How a House Cleaner Scaled Past 20 Million With No Ads

Jul 9, 2026 · 9:42
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How a Car Wash Hit 50 Million by Fixing Memberships

Jul 8, 2026 · 10:37
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How This Independent Bookstore Scaled to 20 Million via Events

Jul 8, 2026 · 10:16
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How a Dog Groomer Scaled to 10 Million by Fixing One Metric

Jul 8, 2026 · 9:09
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How a Freight Broker Scaled to 50 Million Without Owning a Truck

Jul 7, 2026 · 8:34
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How This Window Cleaner Scaled to 25 Million by Fixing Route Density

Jul 7, 2026 · 7:22
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How This Coffee Chain Scaled from 1 to 100 Locations

Jul 6, 2026 · 9:27
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How a Bakery Scaled to 15 Million by Fixing Flour Costs

Jul 6, 2026 · 9:38
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How a Home Service Business Scaled to 100 Million by Fixing Collections

Jul 5, 2026 · 8:00
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How a Cleaning Company Hit 40 Million by Fixing Employee Retention

Jul 5, 2026 · 7:47
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How a Laundromat Scaled to 30 Million by Fixing Machine Reliability

Jul 4, 2026 · 7:28
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How a Pet Boarding Business Scaled to 15 Million Without a Facility

Jul 4, 2026 · 9:59
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How One Coffee Shop Scaled to 20 Million Without a Second Location

Jul 3, 2026 · 9:16
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How One Chimney Sweep Scaled to 10 Million by Fixing Seasonal Demand

Jul 3, 2026 · 10:47
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How a Junk Removal Company Scaled to 100 Million by Fixing Routing

Jul 2, 2026 · 9:11
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How One Handyman Service Scaled to 40 Million by Fixing Technician Training

Jul 2, 2026 · 8:19
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How a Roofing Company Scaled to 80 Million by Fixing Customer Onboarding

Jul 1, 2026 · 6:19
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How One Painter Scaled to 50 Million Without a Website

Jul 1, 2026 · 9:20
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How One Landscaper Hit 50 Million Without a Sales Team

Jul 1, 2026 · 8:52
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How One Mover Scaled to 30 Million by Fixing Customer Experience

Jun 30, 2026 · 10:42
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How One Dry Cleaner Scaled to 10 Million Without a Store

Jun 30, 2026 · 8:19
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How a Plumber Scaled to 200 Million by Fixing Scheduling

Jun 29, 2026 · 8:40
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How One Laundromat Scaled to 20 Million Without Raising Prices

Jun 29, 2026 · 7:00
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How a Landscaper Scaled to 20 Million Without a CRM

Jun 28, 2026 · 9:47
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How a Bookkeeper Scaled to 10 Million by Automating

Jun 28, 2026 · 8:22
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How One HVAC Company Scaled to 50 Million Without Cold Calling

Jun 27, 2026 · 10:24
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How One Plumbing Company Scaled to 100 Million by Fixing Billing

Jun 27, 2026 · 8:33
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How a Pet Store Scaled to 30 Million Without a Website

Jun 26, 2026 · 8:23
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How One Plumbing Company Scaled to 100 Million by Fixing Billing

Jun 26, 2026 · 6:23
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How One Hat Maker Scaled to 100 Million Without a Factory

Jun 25, 2026 · 7:51
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How a Plumber Scaled to 100 Million by Fixing Billing

Jun 25, 2026 · 6:57
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How a Bike Shop Scaled to 50 Million Without Inventory

Jun 24, 2026 · 7:11
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How One Indie Bookstore Scaled to 25 Million Without a Loan

Jun 24, 2026 · 9:20
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How This Plumbing Company Hit 30 Million With a Sales Team

Jun 23, 2026 · 8:04
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How One Boutique Hotel Scaled to 15 Million Without a Booking Site

Jun 23, 2026 · 6:29
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How a Window Cleaner Scaled to 15 Million Without a Ladder

Jun 22, 2026 · 7:30
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How a Chimney Sweep Scaled to 12 Million Without a Storefront

Jun 22, 2026 · 9:56
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How a Plumber Scaled to 30 Million Without a Sales Team

Jun 21, 2026 · 8:37
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How One Dentist Scaled to 40 Million Without Selling Insurance

Jun 21, 2026 · 9:51
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How a Home Baker Scaled to 25 Million Without a Storefront

Jun 20, 2026 · 8:53
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How One Ice Cream Shop Scaled to 50 Million Without a Freezer

Jun 20, 2026 · 8:43
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How a Dog Walking Service Scaled to 30 Million Without an App

Jun 19, 2026 · 6:55
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How a Carpet Cleaner Scaled to 20 Million Without a Storefront

Jun 19, 2026 · 7:10
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How a Commercial Cleaner Hit 25 Million Without a Sales Team

Jun 18, 2026 · 7:14
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How a Mobile Mechanic Scaled to 10 Million Without a Garage

Jun 18, 2026 · 10:14
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How One Bakery Scaled to 50 Million Without a Retail Storefront

Jun 17, 2026 · 5:54
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How a Dog Trainer Scaled to Seven Figures Without a Facility

Jun 17, 2026 · 9:23
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How a Landscaper Scaled to 50 Million Without a Single Ad

Jun 16, 2026 · 10:21
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How One Fitness Studio Scaled to 50 Locations Without Owning a Gym

Jun 16, 2026 · 9:28
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How One Coffee Roaster Scaled to 15 Million Without a Cafe

Jun 15, 2026 · 9:31
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How a Small Accounting Firm Hit 10 Million Without Selling

Jun 15, 2026 · 7:02
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How a Pool Service Scaled to 50 Million Without an Office

Jun 14, 2026 · 8:02
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How a Pool Service Scaled to 50 Million Without an Office

Jun 14, 2026 · 11:26
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How a Fence Builder Scaled to 20 Million Without an Office

Jun 13, 2026 · 9:27
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How One Coffee Roaster Scaled to 15 Million Without a Café

Jun 13, 2026 · 10:24
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How a Dessert Chain Scaled to 75 Locations Without National Ads

Jun 12, 2026 · 6:35
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How a Mobile Welder Scaled to 5 Million Without a Shop

Jun 12, 2026 · 10:44
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How a Commercial Painter Scaled to 50 Crews Without a Sales Team

Jun 12, 2026 · 7:20
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How One Boutique Law Firm Scaled Revenue by Outsourcing Everything Except the Law

Jun 11, 2026 · 9:34
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The 1 Percent Who Actually Scale to Mid-Market

Jun 11, 2026 · 7:45
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How One Plumber Bootstrapped to 50 Trucks Without a Brand

Jun 10, 2026 · 5:58
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How a Pressure Washing Company Scaled Past 30 Million Without Salespeople

Jun 10, 2026 · 11:20
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How a Laundromat Operator Scaled Past 50 Million Without a Store

Jun 9, 2026 · 8:17
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How a Janitorial Franchise Scaled to 1000 Locations Without VC

Jun 9, 2026 · 6:46
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The No-Van Moving Company That Hit 50 Million

Jun 8, 2026 · 7:59
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How a Pet-Sitting App Bootstrapped to 50 Thousand Bookings Without VC

Jun 8, 2026 · 8:43
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How a Commercial Baker Scaled to 100 Million Without a Bakery

Jun 7, 2026 · 9:03
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How a Mattress Company Scaled Past 100 Million Without a Factory

Jun 7, 2026 · 8:26
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How a Drive-In Theater Chain Scaled to 100 Screens

Jun 6, 2026 · 8:56
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How a Self-Storage Startup Hit 20 Million Using Data

Jun 6, 2026 · 8:43
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How a Mobility Scooter Company Scaled Past 100 Million

Jun 5, 2026 · 12:50
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How a Tool Library Bootstrapped to 50 Locations Without a Retail Model

Jun 5, 2026 · 8:35
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How a Pool Service Bootstrapped to 50 Trucks Without a Shop

Jun 4, 2026 · 9:17
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How a Home Services Company Scaled to 500 Employees Without a CEO

Jun 4, 2026 · 9:36
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How One Window Cleaner Scaled to 10 Million Without Marketing

Jun 3, 2026 · 11:17
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How a Specialty Coffee Chain Doubled Locations Without VC

Jun 3, 2026 · 8:10
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How a Mobile Car Detailer Scaled to 50 Trucks Without a Shop

Jun 2, 2026 · 10:33
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How One RV Rental Startup Bootstrapped to 500 Vehicles

Jun 2, 2026 · 13:31
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How One Bookstore Chain Scaled to 50 Locations Without Amazon

Jun 1, 2026 · 8:30
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How One Landscaper Scaled to 10 Million Without a CRM

Jun 1, 2026 · 6:57
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How One Junk Removal Company Hit 50 Million Without a Truck

May 31, 2026 · 7:45
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How One Commercial Cleaner Scaled to 500 Employees Without VC

May 31, 2026 · 9:57
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How a Food Truck Operator Scaled to 150 Trucks Without VC

May 30, 2026 · 9:52
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How One Bike Shop Bootstrapped to 30 Locations Without VC

May 30, 2026 · 7:21
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How One Auto Repair Chain Scaled to 50 Locations Without Mechanics

May 29, 2026 · 8:14
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How One Craft Brewery Scaled to 50 States Without a Sales Team

May 29, 2026 · 8:31
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How a Pet Supply Store Bootstrapped from One Shop to 40 Locations

May 28, 2026 · 9:45
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How a Car Wash Chain Hit 50 Locations with a Subscription Model

May 28, 2026 · 8:17
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How One Grocery Chain Used Chatbots to Survive the Delivery Wars

May 27, 2026 · 6:07
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How a Family-Owned Bakery Scaled to 40 Million Without Franchising

May 27, 2026 · 9:42
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How a Laundromat Chain Bootstrapped to 100 Locations

May 26, 2026 · 11:34
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How a Plumbing Company Scaled to 100 Million Without a Sales Team

May 26, 2026 · 8:18
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How One Coffee Roastery Scaled Without VC Funding

May 25, 2026 · 9:21
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How DoorDash Cracked Suburban Expansion

May 25, 2026 · 8:03
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How One Indoor Farm Scaled to 200 Stores Without Outside Capital

May 24, 2026 · 10:11
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How a Hair Salon Chain Scaled to 200 Locations Without Ads

May 24, 2026 · 7:00
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How One Pizza Brand Used Franchisee Data to Hit 300 Locations

May 23, 2026 · 8:16
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How a Mattress Startup Bootstrapped to 100 Million

May 23, 2026 · 8:02
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How One Dentist Grew 27 Locations Without Outside Capital

May 22, 2026 · 10:23
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How a B2B SaaS Startup Hit 10 Million ARR Without Sales Reps

May 22, 2026 · 9:49
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How a Window Cleaning Startup Hit 50 Million Revenue

May 21, 2026 · 8:08
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How a Frozen Yogurt Chain Scaled to 300 Locations

May 21, 2026 · 6:09
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How a Doughnut Chain Became a $500 Million Company

May 19, 2026 · 6:01
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