Chad Jenkins’ Secret Proven Playbook to Effective Collaboration and Scaling
Chad Jenkins, who's sparked over 500 business collaborations, says you stop competing and start creating the moment you name the way you uniquely add value and trade it with someone who has what you lack.
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If you couldn't use your job title, your company, or your industry to answer 'what do you do?', how would you describe the way you actually create value for people?
Your Real Secret Sauce
Think of a time someone said 'only you could've pulled that off.' Underneath the task itself, what were you actually doing that other people don't do the same way?
What's In Your Wallet
Most people bring one of three things to a partnership: a clear vision of what could be, the skill to build it, or the reach to get it in front of people. Which one is your strongest, and which one do you almost always have to go find in someone else?
What You'd Have To Give
Trading instead of competing means asking 'what do I have that helps them?' before 'what's in it for me?' Pick one person who's chasing something you could help with. What do you already have that would push them forward?
One Trade To Propose
You can't split money that doesn't exist yet. What you split is the result the two of you build together. With that one person in mind, what would you offer them, what would you want back, and how would you suggest splitting whatever you create?