{"podcast":{"title":"Built Different","slug":"built-different-7728561","podcast_index_feed_id":7728561,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN4100134995","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ea5360fe-02e5-11f1-bd85-ebd52ef144f4/image/8b6fce98272f09d376f88272dc911a9e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Marcus Chen","episode_count":267,"summary":"Think most business advice is complete garbage? You're probably right. Built Different cuts through the LinkedIn motivational spam to show you what actually works when you're trying to grow a real company. Join Marcus Chen, who burned out so hard running five restaurants that he sold the whole chain and spent two years figuring out where business advice goes wrong. Now he breaks down the unsexy truth about business growth, entrepreneurship, and scaling without venture capital. No feel good fluff, just the strategies that actually move the needle on lead generation and startup survival. Marcus interviews founders who built profitable companies the hard way, plus shares the mistakes that almost killed his own business. You'll get the real story behind successful businesses, not the sanitized version they post on social media. Each episode digs into specific tactics you can actually use, whether you're just starting out or trying to scale past your first few hires. If you're tired of business podcasts that sound like they were written by a marketing team, this one's for you. Follow Built Different now for multiple new episodes daily that'll change how you think about entrepreneurship.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T08:21:51.646659+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-different-7728561"},"episode":{"title":"How to Fix Your Existing Business Instead of Starting New Ones","slug":"how-to-fix-your-existing-business-instead-of-starting-new-ones","published_at":"2026-09-09T05:51:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-different-7728561/how-to-fix-your-existing-business-instead-of-starting-new-ones","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-different-7728561","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN4398963352.mp3?updated=1776256341","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN4398963352.mp3?updated=1776256341","summary":"80% of entrepreneurs who make it past year one never grow beyond their first success. They hit a plateau, panic, and do the worst possible thing: start another business. Marcus Chen breaks down why this kills more companies than any competitor ever could. Most business owners think growth means more products, more services, more everything. But the data tells a different story. Companies that focus on fixing one core bottleneck see 25-40% growth improvements within six months. Meanwhile, entrepreneurs juggling multiple ventures? Only 1.2 out of their average 3.4 businesses ever become profitable. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • The exact diagnostic process Marcus uses to find your business's #1 constraint (it's never what you think) • Why 70% of business owners feel stuck but only 15% actually get help solving it • The \"profitable plateau trap\" that keeps good businesses from becoming great ones • Three questions that reveal whether you need a new business or just need to fix your current one 👤 Perfect for: entrepreneurs who've built something that works but can't seem to break through to the next level. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Marcus Chen on why starting new beats fixing old [01:45] The profitable plateau trap that catches most entrepreneurs [04:15] How to diagnose your real constraint in under 30 minutes [07:30] Three companies that 10x'd revenue by fixing one thing [09:45] The uncomfortable truth about why we avoid the obvious solution [11:30] Your next steps (hint: it's not launching something new) 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow Built Different on Spotify and turn on notifications. New episodes drop daily, your next breakthrough insight is one tap away. 🔍 Topics: business growth, entrepreneur plateau, business constraints, scaling companies, profitable business Listen on your…","meta_description":"80% of entrepreneurs who make it past year one never grow beyond their first success. They hit a plateau, panic, and do the worst possible thing: start an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1236,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/built-different-7728561/episodes/how-to-fix-your-existing-business-instead-of-starting-new-ones/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-different-7728561/how-to-fix-your-existing-business-instead-of-starting-new-ones.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}