Picture this: You are the Founder of a ~100 person company that is scaling to raise Series C. Your star engineer just shipped a feature that increased conversion rates by 40%. Your marketing team launched a campaign that cut customer acquisition costs in half. Your product manager identified a critical user flow issue that was silently killing 20% of potential signups. How do you reward them? If you're like most VC-backed startups and scaleups, you find a way to thank them

Winning Business Strategy + Funding + Effective Talent Strategy = Competitive Advantage

Most founders and managers I meet eventually confide the same worry: "I think there might be something wrong with our team dynamics." They describe conflicts over decision-making, tensions between departments, or communication breakdowns. What's fascinating is that these "problems" often signal something positive - your team is evolving exactly as it should.*