by George Sotiropoulos | Feb 24, 2025 | Dependency on Owner, Business Value, Scaling the Business
When planning a funeral, you go through countless photos and videos, searching for the ones that capture the essence of a life well-lived.But here’s the problem—how do you fit a 3D life into a 2D picture frame?How do you do justice to the sacrifices, the late nights,...
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,...
