{"podcast":{"title":"The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast","slug":"the-duct-tape-marketing-podcast-522733","podcast_index_feed_id":522733,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/18353/rss","website_url":"https://www.ducttapemarketing.com/about/duct-tape-marketing-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/7/9/0/5790efe78cd1486916c3140a3186d450/Duct_Tape_Marketing_Podcast_Cover_1.psd.jpg","author":"John Jantsch","episode_count":1266,"summary":"Insightful interviews with authors, experts, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders who share valuable marketing tips, growth strategies, and resources. Hosted by John Jantsch, one of America's top small business marketing experts, this show is dedicated to helping you craft effective marketing strategies that will grow your business. Whether you're a small business owner, marketing professional, or marketing agency owner, you'll gain valuable insights and actionable advice on topics such as marketing strategy, consulting, social media marketing, content marketing, SEO, email marketing, lead generation, business management, entrepreneurship and much more. With over 900 episodes since its inception in 2005, The Duct Tape Marketing podcast is your go-to resource for all things marketing or business growth. Join us each week as we dive into the latest marketing trends and strategies that will help you achieve your business goals. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from the best in the business. Tune in to The Duct Tape Marketing podcast and start listening today!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T20:17:46.548849+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duct-tape-marketing-podcast-522733"},"episode":{"title":"How to Know When Your Business Is Ready to Scale","slug":"how-to-know-when-your-business-is-ready-to-scale","published_at":"2026-05-20T14:17:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duct-tape-marketing-podcast-522733/how-to-know-when-your-business-is-ready-to-scale","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duct-tape-marketing-podcast-522733","url":"https://ducttape.libsyn.com/how-to-know-when-your-business-is-ready-to-scale","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ducttape/DTM_-_Mark_Roberage_-_Audio.mp3?dest-id=12167","summary":"Most businesses do not fail because they scale too slowly. They fail because they grow before they are actually ready. Mark Roberge, former CRO of HubSpot and author of The Science of Scaling, explains how founders can stop relying on gut instinct and start using evidence to know when growth makes sense. From product-market fit and customer retention to hiring, revenue strategy, and scaling without chaos, this conversation offers a practical framework for building a business that can actually sustain growth. 00:00 Introduction 01:46 Why Startups Scale Too Fast 03:49 Earn the Right to Scale 06:42 What Scaling Really Means 09:40 The Risk of Scaling Wrong 11:01 Evidence Beats Founder Instinct 14:56 The Founder Trap That Kills Growth 19:44 Scaling, Mental Health, and AI Rate, Review, & Follow If you liked this episode, please rate and review the show. Let us know what you loved most about the episode. Struggling with strategy? Unlock your free AI-powered prompts now and start building a winning strategy today! 👉 Get Your Free Prompts: https://dtm.world/freeprompts","meta_description":"Most businesses do not fail because they scale too slowly. They fail because they grow before they are actually ready. Mark Roberge, former CRO of HubSpot…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1378,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-duct-tape-marketing-podcast-522733/episodes/how-to-know-when-your-business-is-ready-to-scale/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duct-tape-marketing-podcast-522733/how-to-know-when-your-business-is-ready-to-scale.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}