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The CJ Moneyway Show

The CJ Moneyway Show

When the Founder Becomes the Bottlene

Sep 21, 2026 · 25m

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The same ego and control that help a founder build a company can eventually prevent it from growing. CJ Moneyway sits down with serial entrepreneur and How To Founder co-host Anthony Franco for a candid conversation about the realities behind launching, scaling and selling businesses. Anthony explains why profitable customer acquisition must remain the priority, how Shark Tank changed his understanding of earned media, and why a buyer evaluates the company’s future risk rather than the founder’s past effort. They also explore clean financials, diversified revenue, delegation, culture, founder loneliness and the difficult transition from doing everything to building a business that can…