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The 4 Ways to Beat 99% Of Other Businesses | Ep 851

The Game with Alex Hormozi · with Alex Hormozi · May 5, 2025 · 31 min

Summary

This episode reveals Alex Hormozi's four pillars for business dominance: speed, risk, price, and ease. Ecommerce operators should identify and master just one of these to gain an insurmountable competitive advantage, rather than attempting to excel at everything. This strategic focus is key to outperforming 99% of competitors and driving significant growth, customer acquisition, and profitability.

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founder & leadershipdtc strategy

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competitive advantagebusiness strategymarket dominancecustomer acquisitionprofit maximizationcustomer retention

Episode description

In this episode, Alex (@AlexHormozi) breaks down the four ways you can win in business: speed, risk, price, and ease. You only need to dominate one of them to crush 99% of your competition.Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast you’ll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned and will learn on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth.Wanna scale your business? Click here.Follow Alex Hormozi’s Socials:LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Acquisition Mentioned in this episode:Get access to the free $100M Scaling Roadmap at www.acquisition.com/roadmap

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Frequently asked about this episode

What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Businesses only need to dominate one of four areas—speed, risk, price, or ease—to beat 99% of competitors.
What does this episode say about dtc strategy?
Assess your business and market to determine which competitive advantage (speed, risk, price, or ease) is most suitable for you to master.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Develop and implement a strategy hyper-focused on excelling in your chosen advantage, whether it's rapid fulfillment, strong guarantees, cost leadership, or frictionless customer experience.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Avoid the trap of trying to be mediocre at all four advantages; instead, commit to and execute a singular dominant strategy for market leadership.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Leverage your chosen competitive edge to boost customer acquisition, increase per-customer profit, and improve customer retention by providing unmatched value in that specific area.

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