The Illusion of Strategy

The Illusion of Strategy

Let’s talk founder to founder, leader to leader. The pressure to grow your business is relentless. It is tempting to believe your strategy is solid simply because you have set bold targets or rolled out a new sales playbook. But if you have that nagging sense the results are not matching your ambition, you are not alone. Behind closed doors, some of the best strategists in the world will tell you: most growth-stage businesses mistake…

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Sync or Sink: How Sales Velocity and Capacity Alignment Drive Sustainable Growth

Sync or Sink: How Sales Velocity and Capacity Alignment Drive Sustainable Growth

When B2B founders or CXOs ask me how to scale revenue quickly, they usually start with tactics more leads, more reps, more outreach. But here’s the truth: sales momentum doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from aligning your team’s sales velocity with its real operational capacity. If those two are out of sync, growth stalls and worse, you burn out your team chasing targets that were never realistic in the first place. At GrowExpand.com,…

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Build While They Vacation: Summer Revenue Tactics For Scalable Growth

Build While They Vacation: Summer Revenue Tactics For Scalable Growth

Summer is often misjudged as a period of stagnation for early-stage companies. However, for founders and investors in Seed and Series A growth-stage businesses, this quieter season is a strategic window to accelerate progress while others pause. By deploying proven, research-backed tactics, you can set your company up for scalable growth and outperform competitors who are simply waiting for fall.  To that end, today’s blogpost is more of a comprehensive guide on how to turn…

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The Five Questions Every Founder Should Ask Past Clients Now

The Five Questions Every Founder Should Ask Past Clients Now

Summer is often underestimated in the world of growth-stage startups and early-stage investment. While many founders and investors see these months as a time when sales slow down and decision-makers take vacations, the most successful leaders know that summer is a strategic window. It is a season when competitors relax and founder opportunities to deepen relationships, gather market intelligence, and accelerate growth are ripe for the taking. If you are a founder at the Seed…

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How Smart Q3 Moves Set the Stage for Dominating Q4: A Founder’s Edge in a Flat Market

How Smart Q3 Moves Set the Stage for Dominating Q4: A Founder’s Edge in a Flat Market

For Series A and Series B founders and investors, 2025’s market is defined by one word: flat. Growth is elusive, capital is cautious, and the margin for error is razor-thin. Yet, the most resilient and ambitious growth-stage companies know that the moves you make in Q3 are what prime you to not just survive but dominate in Q4 and beyond. Why Q3 Is the Pivotal Quarter Q3 is often underestimated. Many teams fall into the…

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The 3 Most Frequent Misuses of B2B CRM Systems & How to Avoid Lost Revenue

3 Most Frequent Misuses of B2B CRM Systems

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems are foundational to B2B organizations aiming to accelerate growth, enhance customer experience, and build long term value. Yet, despite widespread adoption, research from Harvard Business Review, McKinsey, and other leading authorities shows that most B2B companies fail to realize the full potential of their CRM investments. The culprit? A handful of recurring misuses that quietly erode revenue and opportunity. Below, we break down the three most common and damaging CRM…

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