operations
Process
+4
Aug 1, 2026
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1 min read
In home services, the price book is key
If the value and delivery of a service are both high, price should reflect it. Hence a disciplined price book is crucial for home service businesses.
Process
+3
Jul 28, 2026
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2 min read
Fired as banker. Then 90 deals and A$50m of EBITDA
Necessity was the other of invention. Creative due diligence then creative deal structuring helped drive a strong outcome.
Process
+4
Jul 25, 2026
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1 min read
Better buy box = better integration
Begin with the end in mind. Narrow buy box = better integrations = better, more M&A
Process
+5
Jul 23, 2026
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1 min read
Good Hold Co
Australian hold co Simon Plummer describes how he scaled his industrial services company to a ~$25m (Australian) outcome.
Process
+5
Jul 23, 2026
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1 min read
How to 11x
Seven years. $15m to $100m in revenues selling speciality fire equipment. An 11x MOIC and 44% IRR.
Process
+6
Jul 22, 2026
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2 min read
One person businesses need focus
AI is a double edged sword. Yes, it can make entrepreneurs super productive in a way that makes 'solo-preneurship' feasible. But the risk is too little focus
Process
+5
Jul 11, 2026
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2 min read
AI will create more entrepreneurs
AI will make experimentation easier. This is what causes 'agency', 'ideas', 'taste' and 'distribution' to matter more than ever before
Process
+5
Jul 10, 2026
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2 min read
People business
Small business scaling is about people and process, not financial sophistication.
Process
+5
Jul 4, 2026
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3 min read
The next trillion
Physical over digital, factories over apps. That's the basic thesis of many business builders today. What does this mean and what are the opportunities for today's entrepreneur?
Process
+6
Jul 3, 2026
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3 min read
How to run a roll up
Roll up strategies are popular for good reason. The logic is simple and monetizes the most tried and true, systematic source of alpha - multiple arbitrage. The world needs more examples of how to execute roll-ups successfully.
Process
+6
Jun 30, 2026
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3 min read
Repeatability is the goal
People think Gruns is a story of product innovation. It is. Not because the ingredients are special but because the way it creates repeatability is.
