by George Sotiropoulos | Feb 21, 2025 | Business Value, Customer Experience, Scaling the Business
“We have a saying in Russia… How do you make a cow produce more milk while consuming less grain? You feed it less and milk it more often. That’s McKinsey in a nutshell.”That’s how a dinner conversation started at a Cybersecurity Mastermind last year.One of...
by George Sotiropoulos | Feb 20, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
A while back, I shared the story of how we launched an FX business by throwing a huge beach party—and even invited one of our biggest competitors.Some people thought we were crazy for not making it a closed event. They couldn’t understand why we’d bring clients and a...
by George Sotiropoulos | Feb 18, 2025 | Business Value, Scaling the Business
I was in Brian Kurtz’s Titans Accelerator Mastermind a few months back when someone shared this quote:Gall’s Law“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works...
by George Sotiropoulos | Feb 17, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, there’s a scene where the Black Knight gets both arms chopped off but still insists he’s fine.“Just a flesh wound,” he says, standing there armless.Ridiculous, right? But I see business owners doing the same...
by George Sotiropoulos | Feb 6, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
David’s hands clenched into fists. “When I find out who’s been stealing from me, I swear—”Nathan cut him off. “The thief… is you.”David froze, then exploded. “Bullshit! You think I’m stealing from myself?!”Nathan didn’t flinch. “Yes. You’re having an affair,...
by George Sotiropoulos | Feb 5, 2025 | Business Value, Dependency on Owner, Scaling the Business
Nathan let the silence stretch until David finally snapped. “Fine! If it’s not Finance, then what about Sales?”Nathan smirked slightly. “How’s Sales holding up?”“We’re busting our asses. It’s like a revolving door. We bring in new customers fast, but...
