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The Hidden Cost of the Pivot: Why Failing Fast May Be the Most Expensive Strategy in the AI Era
AI has flattened the innovation economy, making product replication faster and cheaper than ever. And in a market where product differentiation is temporary, customer acquisition and retention becomes the only durable competitive moat. Those two conclusions lead directly to a third, which challenges one of the most deeply held beliefs in many tech-oriented businesses. If Continue reading
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When Everyone Can Build, the Only Moat Is Who You Have and Why They Stay
In my last post, I explored how AI has flattened the innovation economy, making product replication faster and cheaper than at any point in history. If anyone anywhere can build what you built, the natural follow-on question is uncomfortable: What, exactly, is your competitive advantage? The answer is not your technology. It is not your Continue reading
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AI Calendar Management: Streamlining Meeting Scheduling from Booking Links to AI Assistants
My calendar efficiency journey started when I selected OneCal.io about 2 years ago in a head-to-head competition with Calendly. I chose OneCal.io for ease of use, price, and calendar sync. Calendar sync is a really important feature when managing a personal calendar, my business calendar at CFO Pro+Analytics, which becomes even more complicated when clients give me a Google account Continue reading
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Move Fast and Build Things: How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Innovation
For a long time now, “move fast and break things” was the operating philosophy of the innovation economy. Ship quickly, learn from failure, outpace the known competitor. Venture capital funded the burn. Founders wore the chaos as a badge of honor. It worked, inside a specific set of conditions that are fading and transforming. What Continue reading
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Anthropic and Open AI: How Core Values May Be the Difference Maker in the Battle for #1
Focus comes from principles guiding to a vision. Success comes from execution guiding to an opportunity. This depends on teams aligned on core values. Exceptional success relies on focus to create remarkable outcomes. But it does not work the other way around. Think about it. This basic rubric may define the winner in the battle Continue reading
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The Nine Business Model Templates: Why Industry Expertise Matters Less Than You Think
When I am networking with new business relationships, a frequent question I am asked is whether my firm’s CFO services specialize in any specific industry. As a business nerd with a lot of consulting experience, I think this is a legitimate question but not how we approach the market. In the lower middle market, most Continue reading
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Why Tariff Increases Haven’t Shown Up in Inflation—Yet: A CFO’s Real-World Perspective on E-Commerce and Consumer Packaged Goods
Last year, when tariffs were introduced, I wrote a blog article about how they represented a critical kitchen table issue for many small American businesses that have built their business models around contract manufacturing in China and selling through U.S. retail channels—often their own web properties or Amazon—directly to American consumers. This represents a significant Continue reading
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How Time Tracking Data Transforms Multi-Year Financial Models: Strategic Financial Forecasting Series Part 1
Time tracking data represents a strategic asset for financial forecasting. We’re excited to bring you this series of guest posts from fractional CFO and forecasting expert Salvatore Tirabassi, where he’ll explore how time data fuels accurate financial forecasts. Whether you’re a seasoned CFO or building out your first forecasts, this series offers practical insights into Continue reading
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Beeper After One Year: The Evolution Continues
A little over a year ago, I published a blog article titled “From Too Many Messaging Apps to Just One” and discussed my discovery of Beeper, a unified messaging app that I use on my desktop and iPhone. I have been using this app for over a year now, and there have been some upgrades Continue reading
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Why The AI Bubble Won’t Pop As The Internet Bubble Did: An Overlooked Reason
So the AI bubble is on everyone’s mind. I don’t have an answer on where that stands. However, I was around during the Internet bubble. In fact, I got out of my Wharton/Penn grad studies in mid-1999 to start my career in venture capital, and by March 2000, I was doing restructurings as co-investors in Continue reading
