Sam Parr: Marginal service upgrades create massive advantages in legacy industries
Sam Parr · Reinventing Home Ownership and Concierge Businesses With Sam Parr | Where It Happens · Dec 3, 2021 · at 28:59
Sam Parr explains his framework for identifying startup opportunities in fragmented mom-and-pop industries.
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“I've always been fascinated by business like that, of which inspections is one of them. And I like to think of things like what's something that you actually use one time. If you just improve the service just a little bit, it actually could be a significantly better, and I love those types of mom-and-pop things.”
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