About this episode

This episode discusses the pitfalls of franchising as a shortcut to scale and explores the requirements for sustainable growth in various entertainment sectors.

Sponsored by Intercard! Sponsored by PartyPing! On this week's show we discuss how franchising looks like a shortcut to scale, but we keep seeing the same cycle of hype, misaligned incentives, and operators holding the bag when a model is not truly proven. We connect the dots across competitive socializing, theme parks, VR, and IP-driven venues to figure out what sustainable growth actually requires. • why rapid franchising breaks when the concept is untested • franchisor incentiv...

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Intercard, PartyPing

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