@hardknockspod: @Sir Richard Harpin did not wait for the perfect idea. He found what worked, improved it, and scaled it. He started small, selling rabbits, running side hustles, and eventually built a plumbing business that almost went bankrupt. Bailiffs at the door. Money gone. One last shot. That last pivot turned into HomeServe, a company he scaled and sold for 4.1 billion pounds. In this episode, Richard breaks down what actually builds billion-dollar businesses. In this conversation, he shares: -Why copying and improving beats trying to be original -The biggest mistake founders make with investors -How to scale without losing control of your company -The nine-step blueprint to building a billion-pound business This episode is not about luck. It is about seeing opportunity early and having the discipline to execute on it for decades. 🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube: Search “School of Hard Knocks Podcast Richard Harpin”

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