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Growth

Profitable growth: more customers, bigger sales, more often.

Growth

An AI company won't put you under. An AI-augmented competitor will.

You don't need to become an AI company. You need to test AI in the processes you already have, before your competitors do.

Opinion1 min read
Growth

There are only 3 ways to grow your business

Every business grows through exactly three levers. Here's the 6-4-6 framework, and the math on growing 33%.

Framework2 min read
Growth

3 simple cash flow fixes that help your business grow

Your pipeline is full but you can't take on new work because you're out of cash. Three fixes that close the gap.

List2 min read
Growth

Stop spending money on crap that won't grow your business

Business owners say they need capital to grow, then want to spend it on things that won't make them a single dollar.

List1 min read
Growth

AI doesn't fix processes you never documented

Everyone on the internet seems like an AI expert. Every real business owner I talk to has tried it once and says it doesn't work. Here's why.

Opinion1 min read
Growth

How fast does your industry need to adopt AI?

The biggest AI mistake CEOs make isn't whether to implement it. It's misjudging the speed at which their industry is being transformed.

Question1 min read
Growth

Stop treating AI like magic: 5 mistakes service businesses make

AI isn't magic. It's just another employee you're failing to train. Here are the 5 mistakes killing your AI investments.

List1 min read
Growth

Clear marketing beats clever marketing

I reviewed a smoking cessation coach's marketing. Clever? Yes. Clear? Not at all. Here's what I told him.

List1 min read
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