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Why I Never Raised Outside Money — and Why It Saved My Exit
When I started my company in a garage, we had multiple offers to raise capital. Good offers....
How to Raise Prices Without Losing Your Best Customers
The Apex CEO Playbook for Protecting Margin, Maintaining Trust, and Leading Through Turbulence
Founders, Read This Before You Coast on Profitability
What a Rare CIM Taught Me About Sustained Growth — and Why Product and Sales Can’t Stall
From $7M to $20M: Breaking Through the Hidden Bottlenecks That Stall Founder-Led Growth
If you're a founder, you’ve probably lived the same story: you grind from zero to your first...
45% or Die: Your 2025 Survival Guide to Tariffs, Inventory Chaos, and Talent Drain
A decade of lessons in margins, stockouts, and top-tier talent
How to Add $2–5M to Your Exit Without Hiring a Full-Time Exec Team
When I sold my company, NewAir, to private equity in 2021, we were doing over $80M in revenue. But...