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3 Things You Need To Outperform 99% Of Entrepreneurs

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Synopsis

Founders' traits distilled from Dana White, Elon Musk and Emmett Shear: brute force, extreme bias for action, speed. Plus a 'perfect niche event business' checklist and three ideas (The Beer Mile, Paddle Prison Break, Skyline Scramble), Shaan's five-step EBITDA playbook (budget, communicate, track, incentivise, repeat), growth-vs-EBITDA-vs-cash-flow tradeoffs, and culture as 'what people do when the boss isn't around'.

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  • Niche event business

    Sam and Shaan pitch three 'perfect niche event' ideas (Beer Mile, Paddle Prison Break, Skyline Scramble) and a five-step EBITDA playbook.