The Game with Alex Hormozi

Supply vs. Demand: Stop Focusing On The Wrong Problems | Ep 867

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Jun 3, 2025
Business owners often struggle not due to a lack of effort but because they're tackling the wrong problems. Learn how to identify whether you're supply- or demand-constrained for better business growth. Discover actionable strategies to diagnose and overcome these constraints effectively. This insight could be the key to scaling your business and making it thrive!
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ADVICE

Manage Restaurant Capacity Effectively

  • For capacity issues on peak days, raise prices on busy days to spread demand throughout the week.
  • Consider letting customers pay to skip lines or extending hours to increase capacity.
ANECDOTE

COVID Supply Chain Anecdote

  • A fitness equipment store quadrupled sales during COVID but ran out of inventory rapidly.
  • They worsened supply issues by continuing to run ads instead of fixing supply.
ADVICE

Leverage Intangibles to Fix Supply

  • When supply is tight, sell intangible products or services to existing customers for cash flow.
  • Use this cash to pay suppliers faster and secure priority inventory or shipments.
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