by Scott Gelbard | Oct 14, 2026 | Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
There’s a counterintuitive truth I’ve observed across more than 25 years of advising businesses — from early-stage ventures in Southeast Asia to mature private companies in North America and Europe. The organizations that perform best under pressure...
by Scott Gelbard | Oct 14, 2026 | Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
In my experience, founders fall into two broad categories when it comes to thinking about how their business story ends. The first group treats exit planning as a distant abstraction — something to think about when the time comes, not now, not while there is still so...
by Scott Gelbard | Sep 1, 2026 | Business, Scott Gelbard
There is a conversation I have had dozens of times over the course of my career. It usually happens with a successful business owner — someone who has built something real, generates solid revenue, and has run their company for a decade or more. At some point, the...
by Scott Gelbard | Sep 1, 2026 | Business, Scott Gelbard
Nobody calls a strategic advisor when things are going well. The hardest, most consequential work I do happens when a business is in distress — when cash is tightening, confidence is cracking, and the people running the company are too close to the problem to see the...
by Scott Gelbard | Aug 12, 2026 | Entrepreneurship, Scott Gelbard
Every successful business eventually reaches a point where growth becomes more complicated than simply working harder. Revenue may be increasing, talented employees may be in place, and customers may remain loyal, yet something still feels constrained. Opportunities...
by Scott Gelbard | Aug 12, 2026 | Business, Scott Gelbard
Growth is often treated as a reward for doing things well. A company finds product-market fit, attracts customers, builds a strong team, and increases revenue. But what works at one stage of growth can become a limitation at the next. This is one of the most...
