by George Sotiropoulos | May 13, 2025 | Business Value
It was a simple request:“Send me the last 36 months of revenue.”What came back?A mess. Accounting acrobatics. Category labels that made no sense. Margins that looked like they were written during a nervous breakdown.The investor had options. Three other businesses on...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 12, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
Everyone wants more business.Until it actually shows up.Then the cracks appear:Deadlines get missed.Quality starts slipping.Clients walk — not because you’re bad, but because you’re overwhelmed.You’re paddling out to ride a big wave…But your surfboard is made of duct...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 9, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
“It hit me like a brick. Years of blood, sweat, and sacrifice — and when they presented me the number for my business, I had next to nothing to show for it.”That’s what a business owner told me recently after failing to sell his company.He spent years building the...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 8, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
At today’s BX meeting, I spoke about dysfunctional independence — the trap of thinking you’re “free” because you own a business, while your life quietly falls apart around you.Example:Tony runs his own company.But at every family dinner or trip home, he’s glued to his...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 7, 2025 | Business Value, Customer Experience, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Many business owners pride themselves on being “their own boss.” It’s a matter of pride to know you went on your own and have been paving a way for yourself – hopefully to a land of milk, honey and opportunity. So our freedom and independence are very important. But...
by George Sotiropoulos | May 6, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
When I played my last season of organised American football, the head coach made a big decision:No two-way players.No one would play both offense and defense.Why?The year before, too many got injured — and he wanted to avoid that catastrophe.But the problem was that...
