If you’re doing well in a super competitive market but feel you’re ready to make a major step change in your business, you’ll love the story of Direct Connect. This week Paul Docherty, former Founder and CEO shares the journey of leading the business from 0m in 2006 to a sale with Lumo Energy to Snowy Hydro for $600m in 2014 and is now successfully incubating numerous startups and scaleups through BRC Capital.
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Here’s What We Cover This Week….
04:22 – An Overview of the Direct Connect Business
08:06 – How Much Churn in the Industry??
11:02 – The Parties Involved in the Sale of the Business
12:32 – The Critical Moment We Pounced on an Opportunity
20:33 – Having to “Right-Size” the Business
23:15 – If I Had My Time Over – Make Hard People Decisions Faster
26:26 – Key Advice and Advisors That Made an Impact
29:02 – Upgrade Your Neighbourhood
33:38 – The BRC Capital Model
38:05 – Lessons Learned from Direct Connect Carried Forward
43:04 – Paul’s Three Above All Else’s
44:48 – How to Follow Paul’s Work
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