Why You Should Think Like a Tech Startup, Even if You Own a Traditional B2B Company – Bryan Clayton

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What you need to know about our guest:

Bryan Clayton is CEO and cofounder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with Local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 200,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.

Before starting GreenPal Bryan Clayton founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa holdings in 2013.

Related Links:

Company site: https://www.yourgreenpal.com/

Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenpal/

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-clayton-a96b33214/

Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenpallawncare/

Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/YourGreenPal

Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/bryanMclayton

Company Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourgreenpal/

Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/bryanmclayton/

Company Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ph/yourgreenpal/

The Question Bryan Enjoys Explaining:

"If I'm running a traditional style business, how do I think like a tech startup more?"

Answer:

Just pick one part of the business and try to figure out a way to use technology to make it run smoother. A big challenge you face in business right now is employee turnover. I go employ and by the time trained somebody they're gone.

And so maybe you just spend six months and create the best university for bringing somebody up to speed on whatever it is you're doing. Whether it be through videos, tutorials, or walkthroughs. There are fantastic online training platforms to where you can probably train somebody in a week rather than six months.

So that's just one example. Thinking like a tech startup using technology to solve a problem in your business.