Advisory & corporate finance
The cash shortfall, the senior hire, the deal that went elsewhere, the spreadsheet nobody else understood, the margin that drifted. Five different functions, one underlying condition.
In short Purpose: be clear what the board is actually for Scope: advisors plan and decide, they do not do Chair: get the chair and CEO axis right Selection: networks, insight, credibility Dynamics: individual qualities, collective behaviours While there is extensive analysis available on how boards of established companies should operate, especially those in the … Continue reading Five steps to creating an effective Venture Board
In short Only 4% of UK businesses grow beyond ten staff Sales development that stalls after product-market fit The talent and productivity gap Access to finance Infrastructure to build on Leadership that has to develop with the business ‘Only 4% of UK businesses grow to have more than 10 staff’ is the worrying statistic released … Continue reading Top five reasons why businesses fail to scale