Episode 157: TMBA 157 (LBP134) – If It Makes You Money, You Shouldn’t Be Doing It (The SOP Episode)
Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle
Dan Andrews; Ian Schoen
4.9 • 527 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2012
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Almost back in Bali! Ian’s heading to join Dan in Bali in just a few days for the end of the year. They’re going to take a look back at their businesses in 2012 and look forward at how to grow their businesses in 2013.
They’ve realized that in order to continue to scale, they need to get even more focused on creating documentation and standards of procedure. They took a look at the literature and brought their experience from their e-commerce company together to bring you a step-by-step guide to start creating SOPs that let you save your profits right out of the gate.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Ian, let's run to the checklist real quick for the listeners. You ready? |
| 0:05.6 | Yes. |
| 0:06.4 | Okay, flip on your test audio. Are your levels between 0.5 and 0.7? |
| 0:11.3 | Correct. |
| 0:12.0 | If you don't talk, is the audio level completely flat? |
| 0:16.0 | If I keep my hand on the right side of my computer. |
| 0:18.9 | That's ghetto. All right, test your audio. |
| 0:22.2 | Listen back. |
| 0:22.9 | Are you sure that the input is from your best quality microphone? |
| 0:27.9 | Logitech USB. |
| 0:29.9 | Correct. |
| 0:31.0 | Good to go. |
| 0:32.5 | Does your microphone have a pop guard or is it situated away from your mouth? |
| 0:37.1 | No, and I have a deviated septum. |
| 0:39.9 | Okay, come. |
| 0:41.6 | Finally, confirm your computer is not plugged in and is away from ungrounded outlets. |
| 0:47.1 | Correct. |
| 0:48.0 | All right. |
| 0:48.8 | Let's start the podcast recording in five, four, three. |
| 0:53.8 | Hey, podcast listener, even if you are alone in your entrepreneurial pursuit, know that today right now in your earbuds, you are joined by thousands of entrepreneurs all around the globe seeking to do the same thing you are. |
| 1:06.4 | If you want to know more about this program or this podcast or want to get barraged by a lot of annoying pop-ups. |
| 1:12.7 | Check out our website, Lifestyle Business Podcast.com. |
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