Nathan Firth, founder and CEO of New Rocket, founder of LaunchPad San Diego, and current CCO of ShareLogic shares his journey as an entrepreneur and the success of his tech-enabled service company with venture capitalist David Paul. He emphasizes the importance of finding a niche market and specializing in one thing to become the best at it. Firth discusses the benefits of being a tech-enabled service company and how they productize their services to increase efficiency and deliver more value to customers. He also talks about the challenges of scaling a company and the lessons he learned along the way. Firth is now exploring new opportunities and investing in startups. You can watch/listen to the podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple.

Takeaways

• Finding a niche market and specializing in one thing can lead to success as an entrepreneur.
• Productizing services can increase efficiency and deliver more value to customers.
• Scaling a company comes with challenges and requires careful allocation of resources.
• Exploring new opportunities and investing in startups can lead to new ventures and growth.

Sound Bites

• "Find a niche market, specialize, and be the absolute best at doing that one thing."
• "Productizing our services made us more efficient and allowed us to deliver more value to customers."
• "Finding the right balance in company size can maintain agility and a startup culture."

Chapters

06:10 The New Rocket Story

08:03 Niche Market and Productization

14:01 Lessons in Scaling a Company