Start to Scale

By Verne Harnish

Start to Scale

Secrets to Starting and Scaling Any Size Organization — the book you and your whole team start with. A revised and updated edition of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits.

These tools helped Dave Rogenmoser and his partners start their firm over a weekend — and scale to a $1B+ valuation. An easy read designed as a guide for every employee.

About the book

Are you ready to scale your business easier with less drama? Start to Scale gives you the proven tools and strategies that have helped over 102,000 companies around the globe achieve sustainable growth. Leaders across industries have used these techniques to start and scale businesses from day one through a $1 billion valuation—and these success stories are just the beginning of what you’ll learn.

Written by Verne Harnish, founder of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and Global Scaleup Fellow in The Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH), this book distills four decades of experience honed through an executive program he founded with MIT and still teaches today.

Start to Scale focuses on four critical decisions every company must get right:

  • People: Attract and retain A-players organized in a team of teams structure
  • Strategy: Create a customer-focused plan that crushes the competition
  • Execution: Master what it takes to get relentless repeatability, key to brand
  • Cash: Supercharge your cash flow to fuel long-term growth

You’ll also gain access to a set of one-page tools including the One-Page Strategic Plan (OPSP) to align your organization; initiate effective meeting rhythms to drive accountability; and establish practical ways to gather and act on customer and employee intel. Whether you're launching a startup or scaling an established company, Start to Scale provides the roadmap.

Start to Scale is a revised and updated edition of the book previously published under the title Mastering the Rockefeller Habits.

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