Running A Research-Based Business (with Peter Bendor-Samuel)

Peter Bendor-Samuel, CEO of Everest Group, joined me this week to talk about his journey to North Texas and how that impacts his current business, what it’s like running a research company, and how he’s scaled his business. We discussed what makes research-based companies so unique and why Peter needed to recognize his own limitations to be able to scale properly, including hiring people who are smarter than him. We also discussed entrepreneurship and why it’s crucial that you only start a company if it’s “burning to get out”.

Join us this week on P&L to learn about Peter’s journey with Everest Group! 

Contact Peter at PETER.BENDORSAMUEL@EVERESTGRP.COM

“My advice to people is don't start a business unless it's burning to get out. But if it is, then you should go do it." - Peter Bendor-Samuel

This week on Priorities Lifestyle:

• Growing up in Brazil, the UK, and North Texas

• Transitioning To A Research-Based Business

• The Importance Of Hiring Smart People

• Scaling A Company, And Realizing Your Own Limitations

• Organizational Adaptation

Our Favorite Quotes:

• "Our form of research is to tell you what you need to know and help you explain it." - Peter Bendor-Samuel

• "It's about finding a way to develop something that never existed before." - Rob Schulz

• "You see your ideas working, or at least being shaped…I think there's a lot of satisfaction in all of those things." - Peter Bendor-Samuel

About Rob Schulz and P&L Priorities & LIfestyle Podcast

The P&L: Priorities & Lifestyle Podcast is a show for business owners. In each episode, host and financial planner Rob Schulz sits down with business owners and the professionals that serve them to talk about business building, life, money — and the all-important transition out of the business, which inevitably happens to everyone who has ever founded a company. 

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