Scale Fast, Fail Less: Lean Startup Tactics for Founders with Tom Green

Scale Fast, Fail Less: Lean Startup Tactics for Founders with Tom Green

Author: Phil Better July 10, 2025 Duration: 29:30
Feeling trapped by slow corporate systems and ready to launch your idea at startup speed? In this explosive episode, discover the MVP strategies and mindset shifts top digital entrepreneurs use to build smarter, scale faster, and stay laser-focused on what actually drives growth. Join Phil Better as he sits down with Tom Green, co-founder and CEO of Verticode, an MVP studio that’s helped over 80 founders launch, validate, and scale digital products—without wasting time or budget. Tom reveals battle-tested secrets for cutting through startup noise, perfecting your minimum viable product, and avoiding the classic traps that sabotage even seasoned founders. Whether you're hustling to build your online business, boost your startup marketing game, or searching for that next passive income stream, this episode is packed with proven tactics for audience building, clarity in branding, and creating true visibility in the digital entrepreneur space.

Phil Better, known to many as The Podcast Mogul, hosts Invest In Yourself: The Digital Entrepreneur Podcast, a three-times-weekly conversation built on the idea that your most important business asset is you. This isn't about abstract theory; it's a practical dialogue focused on the real work of building a life and livelihood online. Phil draws on his own deep background in the digital space, particularly in guiding podcasters, to steer conversations toward actionable ground. You'll hear from founders who have navigated the path to creating sustainable online businesses, as well as from individuals in the earlier, often messy, stages of their entrepreneurial journey. The discussions naturally cover the intertwined areas of strategy, mindset, and daily execution, reflecting the podcast's roots in business, education, and self-improvement. Each episode aims to move beyond simple inspiration, offering listeners a mix of hard-won insights and tangible methods they can apply directly to their own ventures. The rhythm of the show-releasing regularly each week-creates a consistent source of perspective and motivation, making this podcast a reliable companion for anyone committed to doing the work of growing a digital enterprise while continually developing their own capabilities and vision.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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