I've already made the argument that the biggest opportunity for new-ish ventures lies in growth, not cost cutting. But there is one major...

“It could be harder to sell a business that has no marketing spend.” A founder I know was recently told this by someone who...

There’s something about finance that makes people think that the magic happens in the fifth decimal place – that it’s...

Last week I wrote about why accounting matters and why it’s worth doing it the right way (tl;dr: poor accounting leads to bad...

The other day, I chatted to a seasoned CFO who was complaining about how badly managed some of the books she’s asked to come in and...

Last week’s newsletter was originally meant to have a quick, one-paragraph introduction before launching into a piece about annual...

Are you someone who thinks detailed annual planning, whether entrepreneurial or life-related, is a waste of time? A lot of people would...

Starting a business requires a whole lot of intuition. The idea that people would stay in strangers’ homes instead of hotels, and...

If there is one type of answer I hate when I ask for a professional opinion, for example from a lawyer, it’s “it...

Last week I talked about how your P&L tells you whether your company made a profit or a loss. (And the week before, why you...

Following last week’s newsletter which hopefully helped to internalise why you, yes you awesome entrepreneur you, should...