£5M to £35M in 3 Years | Steve Sharp, NUVO | E372 | Steve started on his own business at 21. There’s 400 of them now
I was chatting to Steve Sharp , CEO and founder of Nuvo, on the pod this week. An accountancy firm in Derby, 400 people, built by buying up the practices whose partners wanted to retire. He left school at 16, qualified at 20, the youngest in the country that year, and set the firm up […]
80% of businesses never sell. The hedge that taught me more than any business exit book.
Happy wife, happy life. The business runs better on it too, I’ve found. So you’d think I’d have got this one right. Geri wanted the neighbours screened off. Something about sunbathing, and the peeping toms next door getting an eyeful. Said it was a man’s job.I said leave it with me. 240 bare-root whips, in […]
E372 | Oliver Cummings: left Goldman Sachs for a 4-person startup. built a 60,000 expert network
Oliver Cummings left Goldman Sachs for a four-person startup and built a 60,000-expert board network. The test he uses on leaders is the one many hiring processes skip.
Prices up 50%. One customer left.
Raise prices before chasing growth: charging properly can improve margin without adding customers, people or delivery.
Why founders are miserable running their own companies
See why constant checking, laptop holidays and founder dependence make running your own company miserable.
The 4% Rule that doubled revenue
Reallocate attention towards your highest-paying customers instead of letting low-value accounts consume your team's time.
The 4 jobs you know you should do and never do
Stop hiding in £200 tasks and make time for the four jobs only you can do.
Rebuild Your Cashflow
Find the seven numbers trapping cash in invoices, stock and payment terms, then reclaim it without chasing sales.
E370 | James Ashford, 8-Figure Founder: The Person You’re Protecting Is Destroying Your Business
James Ashford explains why weak founder beliefs, principles and standards make every visible business layer wobble.
Five reasons your senior team still can’t run the business without you
Find the five systems that reward senior people for waiting, returning unfinished work and routing decisions back to you.
