Ask Dr. Brown
Dr. Terrence BrownEvery week I cut through the noise where academic research meets real-world business. After 30 years researching ventures, building them, and teaching thousands of founders, I know what actually works. This is Ask Dr. Brown.
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You’re the reason your company can’t grow past you
Here’s Week 20:
I sat in on a board meeting not long ago where the founder, sharp, driven, a real business behind him, presented the exact same slide he’d shown eighteen months earlier. “Key person risk: mitigate by hiring a VP of Operatio...
Your Biggest Competitor Is the Status Quo
Here’s Week 19:
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A founder showed me his win-loss data last year. Every lost deal had the same note from the buyer: “We agree your product is be...
If Your Strategy Doesn’t Tell You What to Refuse, You Don’t Have One
Here’s Week 17:
A founder I spoke with last month had a good problem, or so it looked from the outside. A mid-market customer wanted a custom integration. An agency wanted to white-label the product. A conference organizer wanted him on a...
Your Startup Metrics Are Rewarding You for Avoiding the Truth
Week 16
The Main Piece
A founder I talked with last month described what looked like a strong week. The site launched. The blog post went up. Followers ticked upward. Two meetings landed on the calendar. Someone in the comments...
AI Made Building Cheaper. It Did Not Make Good Businesses Easier.
Here’s Week 15:
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The Main Piece: The Advantage AI Doesn’t Give You
I hear the same sentence from founders constantly right now: “I can...
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Academics say I’m too practical. Gurus say I’m too rigorous. Good. Professor of Entrepreneurship @KTH. I write about what actually works — and why most of what you’ve heard is wrong.
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