# Vertical Market Strategy: Defining Your Focus for Scale

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Published: 2025-12-04T11:40:32+00:00
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## Resource

Are you spreading your business too thin by trying to be "all things to all markets"? This episode dives into the critical strategy of defining your ideal vertical market for growth. Lars from Calgary Lock & Safe , Tony from Assured Security , and Chad from Loc-Doc Security discuss how market focus—whether it’s residential, commercial, or multifamily—requires a completely different skill set, discipline, and product offering. Chad explains his company's intentional decision to eliminate residential and automotive services , which they found challenging to scale , to laser-focus on commercial property management. This was driven by the realization that their business operations were naturally tailored to serve commercial customers better. The hosts emphasize that the key to expansion is not doing more, but being intentional about your strategy. Lars reinforces this by noting that the manufacturing and distribution channels are heavily focused on commercial products, making it easier to scale in that area. Finally, Chad reveals a powerful new tool in his "Who Not How" arsenal : using a Gemini-powered Business Analyst fed with two years of company data to identify the most profitable product lines and the best new markets to pursue.

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