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Right decisions, in the right order.

Most founders do not need another year to think. They need a sequence. This is how Christopher L. Penn approaches taking an idea to a business somebody can actually buy from.

Christopher L. Penn has spent decades turning ideas and real-world problems into businesses, products, brands and sales systems — in construction, materials, software and services. Build a Business in 24 Hours converts that experience into a method other entrepreneurs can follow.

Twenty-four hours is the work, not a promise of profit. It is focused execution through the decisions that determine whether a business exists at all: whether the idea holds up, what the offer is, what the numbers say, what it is called, how it is sold, and who buys first.

The sequence

Start with you · Find the opportunity · Validate it

Build the offer · Know the numbers · Name it · Brand it

Build the website · Build the message · Create the content

Capture the lead · Build the sales process · Find the customers · Close the first sale

Deliver · Systemize it · Create the growth plan

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Books for founders

  • The Rehab Blueprint: FlippingThe follow-up playbook on flipping homes
  • How to Think Like a SharkThe entrepreneur's blueprint for turning an idea into an investment-ready pitch
  • One and Done — Founders EditionGet it right the first time — a founder's playbook
All books by Christopher L. Penn