The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

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You’ve been lied to.


Open up any business podcast and you’ll hear the same tired
advice: Burn the boats. Swing for the fences. Bet it all on a
moonshot.


According to Sir Richard Harpin, that’s a fantastic way to
bankrupt your company.


In 1993, Richard took £50,000 and started a home emergency repair
business called HomeServe. Thirty years later, he sold it to
Brookfield Asset Management for £4.1 billion. He didn’t do it by
being a cowboy. He did it through ruthless discipline, small
bets, and a willingness to admit when he was the bottleneck in
his own company.


In this episode, Richard breaks down his exact 9-step playbook:
why you should copy your competitors, how to buy a "boring"
business with vendor finance, the 15% rule for global expansion,
and why hiring your replacement is the ultimate Easy Mode.


If you want to build a massive business without the ego, this
episode is your blueprint.


This is the way.


— Ryan Hanley
Connect with Sir Richard Book

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