Fast Deep Long Framework
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A framework for understanding your natural business tendencies and choosing business models that align with your strengths.
Core Concept
- Don't fight your natural tendencies in business
- Align business model with your natural way of operating
- Framework helps identify if you're naturally fast, deep, or long-term oriented
Fast Business Tendencies
- Quick to execute and launch
- Good at starting clubs/venues
- Comfortable with rapid iteration
- Suited for businesses requiring quick turnover
- Works well for event-based or quick-flip business models
Deep Business Tendencies
- Detail-oriented approach
- Focus on thoroughness and quality
- Preference for mastering specific areas
- Suited for specialized services or products
- Works well for consulting or expert-based businesses
Long-Term Business Tendencies
- Patient, strategic thinking
- Comfortable with slow, steady growth
- Focus on building lasting value
- Suited for businesses requiring time to mature
- Works well for investment or brand-building focused businesses
Application Guidelines
- Identify your natural tendency (fast, deep, or long)
- Choose business models that match your style
- Avoid fighting against your natural inclinations
- Build systems that complement your strengths
- Don't try to force yourself into incompatible business models
Example Application
- If you're naturally slow and methodical, don't try to run a nightclub
- If you're fast-paced, avoid businesses requiring years of patient building
- Match your business choice to your natural operating speed and style
The framework emphasizes authenticity in business approach rather than forcing unnatural business styles.
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.