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Agency Insights

Elizabeth discusses the challenges and advantages of running an agency, highlighting the struggle between profit margins and team compensation. Jason emphasizes the value of deep customer insights gained from agency work and the limitations of service businesses in creating massive wealth.
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    • What should I do if my core business is an agency generating about $25,000 in revenue and $10,000 in profit, and I'm also starting to recruit for people in the creator economy as a side hustle? It feels a bit like a distraction, but I enjoy it.

    • What does Alex say about growing a professional services company, like management consulting?

    • Should we be looking to offer full enterprises and six-figure sales a higher service at a higher price per user, such as dedicated account managers and product request priority, or a lower price per user with just a small degree of extra service, as discussed in the episode 20VC: Lessons Learnt From Marc Benioff & Selling To Salesforce For $2.7bn?

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