E243: The Value of Time and Getting Things Done with Scott Krone

<p>How do you go from a small company to a company that others are willing to buy? The answer is simple – &nbsp;laser-focus in order to get things done. But how exactly do you do that when you’ve got a million things to do in a day?</p> <p>In today’s episode, Erik Cabral speaks with Scott Krone, founder of Coda Management Group, Coda Design + Build, and their self-storage brand, One Stop Self Storage. Scott shares how he stays focused in his business – from building his company when he was 28 years old, to now owning Coda Management Group, Coda Design + Build, and their storage brand, One Stop Self Storage. Scott is also the author of <em>High Performance Homes.</em></p> <p><strong>Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Scott’s introduction to real estate and self-storage</li> <li>Self-storage vs. multifamily/single family</li> <li>Working on a $100-million project with his professor who owned a real estate development company</li> <li>How he started Coda and the story behind the name</li> <li>Staying laser-focused in your business and blocking your time</li> <li>Celebrating the small and big things in your company</li> <li>Embracing the F word</li> <li>The importance of self-awareness in business</li> </ul> <p><strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p> <p><strong>[04:51] Self-Storage vs. Multifamily/Single Family</strong></p> <p>Self-storage is similar to apartments without toilets. They don't have the tenant maintenance and tenant issues. They don't have tenant laws to implement and comply with. It's a much more simplistic model of multifamily, but it's also a retail business. And a lot of it is driven by demographics.</p> <p><strong>[25:23] How to Stay Laser-Focused in Your Business</strong></p> <p>Break down your day and block out your time in 15-minute increments and be laser-focused on each task to get things done. Do it wholeheartedly so when you’re done, you can enjoy doing other things.</p> <p>Laser-focus in order to get things done, and whatever you’re