Two weeks ago, I sent you a newsletter that I’d been putting off writing for months. I told you I was stepping back as CEO

Running on Instinct and a Bank Balance There is a moment nearly every founder I work with can describe precisely. Revenue is growing. The team

Do you know someone who might be? I know exactly what the next CEO of Add then Multiply looks like. The question is, does she?

Most Founders Think They Are. Most Funders Disagree. Between £1M and £10M, most founder-led businesses reach a point where capital becomes the lever that determines

Between £1M and £10M, most businesses hit the same wall. Not a sales wall. A financial infrastructure wall. Revenue keeps climbing. Cash gets tighter. Reporting

Is your business building towards an exit, or just building? Most founders spend years scaling their business without ever asking the most important question of

Grants, debt, equity. Which one funds your next move? Growth plans do not usually stall because founders lose ambition. They stall because founders run out

I have sat in hundreds of investor meetings across 40 years. The businesses that get turned down are rarely the bad ones. They are turned

Acquisitions Aren’t Just for Big Business Most founders think acquisitions are for big corporates with deep pockets and fancy advisors. They’re not. And the longer

Why Business Growth Strategy Starts With Looking Back Before you can scale your business, you need to understand what’s already driving it forward. That sounds

Why Organic Growth Is Keeping You Stuck Revenue is coming in. The team is growing. Clients are happy. By most measures, the business is working.

Working harder than ever but your business isn’t growing faster? Most founders hit a ceiling. Revenue plateaus. Cash gets tight. The business depends entirely on