Scale Isn't Your Problem
Going from 30 to 300 is mostly just doing more of what you're already good at.
A guy I talked to this week was worried about scaling.
He’s coached about 30 clients through his framework. It works. They love it. He has the testimonials.
And then he said:
“If a company came to me and said I’ve got 300 people for you to work with, I honestly wouldn’t know how to deliver that.”
I pushed back a little.
Going from 30 to 300 is a lot of things—it’s logistics, it’s hiring, it’s probably a software bill you haven’t thought about yet—but it’s not a new skill.
You’re not being asked to invent a new methodology, you’re being asked to do more of the thing you’re already good at.
That’s a great problem to have!
And honestly... it’s a much better problem than the one he actually has, which is: he only has 30.
Here’s what I’ve noticed working with coaches and creators:
The people stuck at 30 clients are almost never stuck because they can’t scale… they’re stuck because they’re planning for a ceiling they haven’t hit yet.
They’re stuck designing offers for the 300-person client who hasn’t emailed, worrying about the team they don’t need, and rehearsing answers to questions nobody’s asked.
Meanwhile, their calendar is empty because biz dev was ignored for planning a big cohort that doesn’t exist yet.
Plan for the next 3 clients, then the next 30. You’ll know what you need for 300 clients when they show up.
Matt “figure it out at 300” Ragland
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