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#3 — The Must Dos to Avoid Catastrophic Fails - Stipe Vuleta


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There are many people who can provide guidance and advice on what TO do to scale a company. And of course many are credible in doing so.


However there’s few that have seen thousands of examples of businesses not making it.  Businesses failing.  Partnerships that disintegrated. Finances that were poorly managed.   

Culture’s that led to the downfall of the organisation.

Stipe Vuleta has seen it all. And whilst his legal expertise is solvent and insolvent  restructuring, and he’s seen thousands of cases over 16 years. He’s also the Managing  Director of Chamberlains Law Firm and has led their growth from an office of 11 FTE to 120  FTE and 13 divisions in 4 years.

What an amazing story and episode. Incredible and unique insights that any striving Founder  should take heed of. What NOT to do, to avoid failing while scaling.

HERE'S WHAT WE COVER....
00:28 – Stipe’s Upbringing and Chamberlains Law Firm Overview  
10:30 – Culture – Not of the Organisation, of the Founders  
17:09 – The Pyramid of Personal Values – Which Do You Have?  
22:28 – The Empire Builder vs the Farmer  
26:33 – How To Value Your Contribution and IP in a Partnership  
30:21 – Acknowledge Your Contributions and Those of Others Openly  
31:46 – You’ve Got to Give Before You Can Get  
33:03 – Contingent Liabilities (And Why They Really Matter)  
36:48 – Which Founders should stockpile cash to hedge against future risks?  
41:25 – What Helped Us Grow from 11 FTE to 120 FTE and 13 Divisions in 4 years  
45:12 – Collections of Lawyers vs Law Firms  
47:10 – The Parallel with Cirque de Soleil  
48:06 – You Must Tackle the Difficult Cultural Decisions Early  
49:31 – Acknowledgement  

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      • Website: chamberlains.com.au
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