by SMG Agency | Jul 25, 2023 | Blog
The number one rule of a successful business is solving the needs of your customer. But today’s world is littered with companies that created amazing products that have no customer adoption. The reason? They were really nothing more than a solution looking...
by SMG Agency | May 30, 2023 | Blog
“We almost hired a human, but we decided not to.” Recently, a friend of mine made this comment as we were discussing AI tools, perfectly capturing the essence of today’s rapidly changing business landscape. In a world where Google’s...
by SMG Agency | Apr 25, 2023 | Blog
Is it foreseeable that your bank is going to have a run on it? Thanks to social media connectivity, possibly. But is it foreseeable that anything above $250,000 in your bank account is exposed? The answer is a clear yes as well. The recent collapse of SVB is a great...
by SMG Agency | Mar 28, 2023 | Blog
“I was fired from my own company!” These words from Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, are a stark reminder of the balancing act that founders must navigate when they raise capital. Jobs was famously ousted in 1985 following a power struggle with...
by SMG Agency | Jan 2, 2023 | Blog
Recession is coming. For at least some parts of the economy, in one form or another. The FED has not raised rates this precipitously since the 1980s, and even then, the pace was slower than it is now. With that in mind, if the rate increase continues, there will be a...
by SMG Agency | Dec 5, 2022 | Blog
If you think you can just go out there and get your company funded, think again. For every 100 entrepreneurs, just 1 will succeed in getting funded. According to Forbes, “garage to riches” stories and popular reality shows like Shark Tank present a false narrative of...
