Strategy & Insight

Most ownership outcomes are shaped longbefore revenue appears. This section examines the forces that shape those outcomes.

The Unbundling Opportunity: Building Businesses Around Tasks Nobody Wants

Unbundling is not about inventing demand. It is about...

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Why Your First Business Should Solve a Problem You’ve Already Paid to Solve

Most first businesses fail for a simple reason. The...

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How the SIGNALS Lens Fits Into the Ownership Framework

The Signals lens and the How to Own framework...

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Startup Financing vs Acquisition Financing in Canada: What Lenders Actually Fund and Why It Matters

When people say they want to “own a business,”...

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Are We Underestimating How Much of the Economy Is Maintenance?

The Maintenance Economy is Bigger Than the Innovation Economy...

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What Budget 2025 Quietly Signals About the Next Decade of Private Ownership in Canada

Budget 2025 is the federal government’s proposed fiscal plan...

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Why Ideators Often Struggle With Execution, and How Ownership Paths Compensate

Seeing opportunity and sustaining operations are different skills Some...

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Why Owner-Investor Businesses Are Harder to Find

Most businesses for sale are designed around the owner...

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