The Rise of the Fractional In Growth-Stage Companies: Executive Leadership Without the Cost

The Rise of the Fractional In Growth-Stage Companies: Executive Leadership Without the Cost

A fractional Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) is increasingly recognized as a transformational force for growth-stage companies confronting complexity, unpredictability, or stalled momentum. Unlike a consultant or coach, a fractional CRO becomes an operational member of the executive team, owning revenue strategy, aligning sales, marketing, and customer success, and building the infrastructure essential to scalable growth. Drawing on GrowExpand.com’s field experience and the latest research on fractional leadership from Harvard Business Review, this article clarifies what…

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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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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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