# Episode 37: Why Most Businesses Fail at Systems (And Don’t Know It)

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Podcast: [The Paper Jacket Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-paper-jacket-podcast-7101821)
Published: 2026-06-09T18:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Most entrepreneurs are great at vision. But that’s also the problem. In this episode of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁, we sit down with 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗗𝗲 𝗟𝗮 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗮, serial entrepreneur and founder of 𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, to unpack one of the biggest blind spots in business: 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Manny shares his journey from engineer at GE to running a family restaurant—and eventually becoming a business coach helping companies identify the weak points that either help them grow… or quietly destroy them. We dive into: Why most entrepreneurs are 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 The #1 reason businesses stall (hint: it’s not marketing) How poor systems create chaos—even in successful companies Why 𝘆𝗼𝘂 (𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿) might be the bottleneck The difference between having a business… and having an operating system How Manny helps companies transform in the first 90 days If you feel like your business is working harder than it should—or everything depends on you—this episode will hit home. 📍Filmed at 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮, where real business conversations happen. 🌐 Learn more about Ripple Leadership Coaching: https://myripplecoach.com🎬 Produced by: https://paper-jacket.com 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀 00:00 – Why Most Entrepreneurs Struggle with Systems 00:30 – Meet Manny De La Vega 01:30 – From Engineer at GE to Entrepreneur 03:00 – The Restaurant That Changed Everything 05:00 – Surviving 2008 and Learning Business the Hard Way 07:00 – Why Most Business Owners Feel Stuck 08:30 – The Truth: The Owner Is Usually the Problem 10:00 – What “Systems” Actually Mean in Business 11:30 – Why Visionaries Avoid Operations 13:00 – The Operating System Analogy (And Why It Matters) 14:30 – Manny’s Coaching Framework Explained 16:00 – What Happens in the First 90 Days 17:30 – Why Family…

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