{"podcast":{"title":"The Game with Alex Hormozi","slug":"the-game-with-alex-hormozi-57989","podcast_index_feed_id":57989,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-game-alex-hormozi/","website_url":"https://www.acquisition.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c3c4b7a2-4713-4f82-9767-9778082f3ef2/5pRgpdfCJPVhTJFo1wr5QJBS.jpg","author":"Alex Hormozi","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast you’ll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-with-alex-hormozi-57989"},"episode":{"title":"The 5 Things I Look For Before Starting Any Business | Ep 967","slug":"the-5-things-i-look-for-before-starting-any-business-ep-967","published_at":"2026-05-05T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-with-alex-hormozi-57989/the-5-things-i-look-for-before-starting-any-business-ep-967","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-with-alex-hormozi-57989","url":"https://www.acquisition.com/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5b417b92-cb36-44ac-a0a2-f55787fefe12.mp3","summary":"Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap in under 30 seconds: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube Most struggling entrepreneurs are working hard in a bad business and don't even know it. In this episode, Alex breaks down the five structural advantages that separate businesses that compound from those that stall. No amount of hustle can fix a structurally bad business. Choosing the right industry does more work for founders than they'll ever do themselves. In this episode 00:00 Stickiness: logo vs. net revenue retention 03:50 Examples of sticky and non-sticky businesses 07:32 Pricing for high gross margins 09:41 Operating in expanding industries and markets 11:21 Low operational complexity and low capital expenditure 14:33 Building a moat with uniqueness, know-how, and branding More Value: Join The Live Scaling Workshop In Las Vegas: https://www.acquisition.com/o-vegas Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap in under 30 seconds: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube Discover The Easiest Business I Can Help You Start (Free Trial): https://www.skool.com/hormozi Free Books and Video Courses: https://www.acquisition.com/training Get the $100M Book Bundle: https://shop.acquisition.com/pages/100m-book-bundle Follow Alex Hormozi’s Socials: ⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Acquisition ⁠ DISCLOSURE Information shared here is for educational purposes only. Individuals and business owners should evaluate their own business strategies, and identify any potential risks. The information shared here is not a guarantee of success. Your results may vary. Copyright © 2026.","meta_description":"Download your free personalized $100M scaling roadmap in under 30 seconds: https://www.acquisition.com/roadmap?el=yt-alex-486r&htrafficsource=youtube…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1226,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-with-alex-hormozi-57989/episodes/the-5-things-i-look-for-before-starting-any-business-ep-967/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-with-alex-hormozi-57989/the-5-things-i-look-for-before-starting-any-business-ep-967.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}