Will Humphreys argues that successful companies measure growth by how deeply they understand and solve their clients' pain, not by size. The best firms follow their ideal client's supply chain to expand what problems they solve, creating sustained wealth through relentless focus on relief.
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You followed the supply chain of what your clients needed and wanted. What is it that they need and want? So when we talk about, as like developing our companies at Rockstars, the place to start is understanding who our customer is and diving into their fears and their pains. 'Cause if we know what those are, then we're in a position to where when we think about expansion, what we're thinking about is it leaving pain. So let's not think about expansion as like just getting bigger, but going deeper into those ideal clients' worlds and relieving their pain more and more. And that's— I've noticed companies that are super wealthy and very successful, like you guys are doing, is— are just— they're focused on that element.