If you look top-down at the franchise industry in the United States, there are north of 4,000 unique franchise brands. But if you ask 30-year industry veteran Scott Jones, he’ll tell you the brutal truth: there are far more bad franchises than there are good ones....
Every technical founder starts out with the same dream: build incredible technology, solve a massive problem, and scale a company to the moon. But somewhere along the line, many founders fall into a painful trap. They don’t actually own a scalable business—they...
Every founder dreams of the ultimate payday: handing off their company keys for a life-altering valuation. But according to Mike Bennett, the Managing Partner and Founder of Crewe Capital, most business owners approach the finish line completely backward. They wait...
For many entrepreneurs, selling a business is the ultimate destination. We picture the finish line clearly: the signed contracts, the wire transfer hitting the bank account, and the legendary transition to sipping margaritas on a beach. But what happens when the...
For many entrepreneurs, being the top salesperson is a badge of honor. In the early days of building a company, the founder wears every hat—handling lead generation, acting as the business development representative (BDR), closing deals as the account executive (AE),...
