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✈️ How to Build and Scale Your Business

Inside: 11-Slide Business Plan with Brandon White

Yong-Soo Chung
December 27, 2023

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In the world of startups, everyone wants that magic formula to get their business off the ground and scaling fast. But all too often, business plans end up being too complicated, unwieldy documents.

Today, I’m going behind the scenes with Brandon White (@BrandonCWhite). He generously shared his unique 11-slide business framework with us.

Inspired by the simplicity of four baseline elements jotted down on a napkin with a partner from Sequoia Capital, Brandon leads us through the ins and outs of his clever road map, unlocking the potential to simplify even the most complex businesses.

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💰 Importance of a Good Elevator Pitch
📈 The 11-Slide Business Plan Framework
📱 How to Clearly Define a Problem and Solution

Here’s the Hyper-Visual summary for today’s episode.

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Here are a few juicy excerpts from today’s episode to get you flowing:

Efficient Business Planning: "If you can build this framework 11 slides, you basically are ready to build a new company or launch a new product or service. And you could be an intrepreneur and easily use this too. And that's sorta how it came up. It's a mix and match of all of my experience in failures and and what worked." — Brandon White (01:08)

The Four Principles: "We sit down and he pulls out a pen, flips the napkin over and he's like, writes down four things, product, people, market and financing. He said, let's build your plan right here. That was really my first lesson on the quote, air quotes for those of you listening, the modern business plan or framework." — Brandon White (05:05)

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How to Build and Scale Your Business: 11-Slide Business Plan with Brandon White

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