How to Know When It’s Time to Scale or Bail
How to Know When It’s Time to Scale or Bail Podcast Episode ∙ Entrepreneurship ∙ 2025 ∙ 3 minutes, 57 seconds The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex Paul Alex Espinoza Scaling too soon can sink you. Holding on too long can drain you. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex, learn how to spot the signs that tell you whether to double down—or walk away. Paul shares a powerful story from his early ATM business where pride kept him stuck in a losing location. Once he finally bailed and shifted resources into a winning site, his profits doubled in just one month. That lesson became a blueprint for making clear, data-driven decisions. 🔑 Key takeaways: The difference between real pull (demand, momentum, energy) and fake pull (dread, chasing, draining work) Why bailing isn’t quitting—it’s choosing a better fight How to use numbers, mission, and team energy to decide if something deserves scaling Why scaling is simply repeating what already works—not forcing what doesn’t The bott...