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$1M To $3M Is The Swamp

Name: $1M To $3M Is The Swamp
Uploaded: 2025-06-24T21:30:00+00:00
Duration: 30 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this brief monologue, the speaker characterizes the $1 million‑to‑$3 million revenue range as the "swamp" of business, where companies lack sufficient…

24 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker characterizes the $1 million‑to‑$3 million revenue range as the "swamp" of business, where companies lack sufficient capital to obtain leverage yet need leverage to grow. Executives often find themselves working double time—performing their current role while building the next version of it. The speaker advises increasing output from the existing team and cultivating a culture that frames this challenging period as a growth opportunity for employees, promising career advancement, higher titles, and increased pay if the company succeeds.

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The most miserable place in business is $1 to $3 million. It's the swamp. And the reason for that is because you don't have enough money to get leverage, but you need leverage to make more money. You're probably in a period where you have to work double time, like you have to do your job and you have to do the next version of your job. And some of that is getting more output out of the team you have as well. It's also setting that as the culture of like, we need to get through this hump and you position it as a benefit for them is like, you will have career growth if this company grows, like you will be able to have people underneath of you who report to you. Your career will go up, you'll gain in title, you'll gain in pay if we can do these things.