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...
by sgelbard | Jul 3, 2026 | blog, Business, Business Consultant, Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
The phrase “your network is your net worth” gets repeated so often in business circles that it has started to feel like a motivational poster — technically true, broadly agreed upon, and almost completely useless as practical guidance. Everyone nods....
by sgelbard | Jul 3, 2026 | blog, Business, Business Consultant, Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
I have seen more well-crafted strategies fail not because the thinking was flawed, but because the timing was off. A brilliant market entry plan launched six months too early. A restructuring initiative rolled out in the middle of a leadership transition. A capital...
by sgelbard | Jul 2, 2026 | blog, Business, Business Consultant, Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
Every serious business transaction comes with a due diligence process. Financial statements, legal documentation, tax records, customer contracts, IP filings, compliance history — the checklist is long and the lawyers are thorough. Good advisors earn their fees making...
by sgelbard | Jul 2, 2026 | blog, Business, Business Consultant, Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard, Uncategorized
There is a particular kind of stall that experienced business leaders recognize — not a dramatic failure, not a crisis, but a slow-motion divergence between where the business is heading and where the market is going. Revenue is holding. The team is solid. The...
by sgelbard | Jul 2, 2026 | blog, Business, Business Consultant, Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
There is a persistent myth in the mid-market business world: that capital markets are for large corporations, investment banks, and institutional players with armies of lawyers. The result of that myth is that a staggering number of mid-market companies — businesses...
