When Great Salesmanship Becomes the Constraint Most founders are exceptional salespeople. That’s not an accident — it’s why the business exists at all. You built momentum through personal credibility, deep customer insight, and an ability to close deals others couldn’t. You hired people, growth stalled, and you stepped in. When a deal went cold,
When you feel like you're losing your business to the people you hired You built this company from the ground up, with your bare hands and sheer force of will. Every win, every fire fought, every line of code had your fingerprints all over it. You were successful, the business grew fast, you hired great people. Good move! 💡So why do you feel
The business you built outgrew the founder it needs The Scale-Up Inflection Point: Why What Got you to R50m* won't Get you to R200m* You've done it. You've built something real. R50 million in revenue*, a team that knows what they're doing, customers who actually pay you. You're past
Founders really are Superheroes Forged in Fire: The 5 Qualities That Make Founders Extraordinary In a world of managers, employees, and consultants, founders stand apart. They are the architects of tomorrow, the creators of things that don’t yet exist. We see the results of their labor—the game-changing apps, the disruptive services, the
Featured Introducing The Founder's Paradox A tribute to the builders shaping tomorrow Early in my career at a Big 5 audit and advisory firm (I'm showing my age), I was involved in managing a global Entrepreneur of the Year competition. I had the opportunity to meet South African business legends like Bill Lynch,
