Startup Strategy
Overcoming Impediments to Scaling Your Startup: Why Simplicity is Always the Answer
Years ago, I worked for a company called Applied Data Research. The company hasn’t existed for about 30 years, but...
by George Roberts
Finance & Operations
The CEO Checklist: 6 Questions to Set Your Priorities

As a CEO you’ve got more than a few things vying for your attention. What should you be focusing on to drive the biggest impact? Use this checklist to set your priorities and ensure your company is on the right path to extraordinary.

by George Roberts
Startup Strategy
Your Reputation is Your Integrity: Don’t Compromise Either One for a Shorter Path to Success

Your reputation is the only thing you can truly carry with you throughout your career. Maintaining business integrity allows you to cultivate that reputation.

by George Roberts
Startup Strategy
Building a Sustainable Business: Learning from Groupon's Mistakes

Searching for proof that building a sustainable business requires more than just short-term success? Look no further than Groupon and make sure you learn from its mistakes.

by George Roberts
Startup Strategy
The Decision Maker’s Mark: Why Being a Leader Means Not Being a Waffler

Nothing can paralyze a business more than a leader who is tentative or hesitant about making decisions. Here are lessons I learned that can help you with your own leadership decision making.

by George Roberts
Startup Strategy
Want to Drive Efficient Growth? Focus on the 3 Things that Matter Most

The biggest mistake most expansion-stage companies make is trying to do too much. The key to achieving sustainable, efficient growth is focusing on the three things that matter most.

by George Roberts
Startup Strategy
Are You Prepared to Pivot? Why Modern Corporate Strategies Must Be Transitional

Your corporate strategies should never be etched in stone, or even written in permanent marker. They should be responsive and adjustable to current and future market needs — in short, you need to be prepared to pivot.

by George Roberts
Startup Strategy
The Importance of Saying "No" in Business (and Explaining Why Not)

Despite what many “yes men” would have you believe, giving “no” for an answer is perfectly acceptable. In fact, it could just save your company.

by George Roberts
Startup Strategy
The Truth Hurts: Why the Customer is NOT Always Right

It may be contrary to everything you’ve heard or been told, but it’s true: the customer is not always right. Just because a customer wants, needs, or expects something doesn’t mean you should deliver it. Doing so might ultimately take your business in a direction it shouldn’t be going.

by George Roberts