by sgelbard | Jul 3, 2026 | blog, Business, Business Consultant, Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
The most valuable lessons in advisory work don’t come from the wins. They come from the moments that don’t go according to plan. By Scott Gelbard, Founder — SGI Global Partners Inc. / Managing Partner — Peak Ventures I want to be honest about something...
by sgelbard | Jul 3, 2026 | blog, Business, Business Consultant, Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
The Five Questions Every Business Should Answer Before Expanding Internationally Most international expansions don’t fail because of bad timing or bad markets. They fail because the wrong questions were asked at the start. By Scott Gelbard, Founder — SGI Global...
by sgelbard | Jul 3, 2026 | blog, Business, Business Consultant, Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
I’ve had the same conversation dozens of times. A successful entrepreneur — someone who has spent twenty or thirty years building a business that generates real wealth — sits across from me and explains their current financial situation. They have a private...
by sgelbard | Jul 3, 2026 | blog, Business, Business Consultant, Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
Most advisory boards are theater. A collection of impressive names on a website, assembled to signal credibility rather than generate it. The founders who built them were well-intentioned — they wanted smart people in their corner. But somewhere between the initial...
by sgelbard | Jul 3, 2026 | blog, Business, Business Consultant, Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
Everyone focuses on the number. The headline valuation. The multiple of EBITDA. The per-share figure that gets announced in the press release. After 25 years advising businesses through acquisitions, divestitures, and capital transactions across three continents,...
by sgelbard | Jul 3, 2026 | blog, Business, Business Consultant, Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
Early in my career, I watched a genuinely talented team fall apart on an international project that should have been straightforward. The people involved were smart, experienced, and technically capable. The market opportunity was real. The capital was in place. On...
