Executing a Growth Strategy

There is universal agreement that growth companies generally get the best multiples from the investment community, whether in financial services or elsewhere. While a lift out of a talented group of bankers will give you a growth spurt, it is the elusive, consistent growth everyone seeks. Is there a process or a system you can build into your thinking and management process to increase the likelihood of growth meaningfully? Analysis shows that there must be…

Financials Strategy – Macroeconomic Expectations Recent Bank Earnings Guidance & Outlook

Robert Albertson’s most recent piece brings him back to his roots - he is a bear at heart. I can see his point, though. Beyond the charts and numbers, public sentiment has turned even more negative than in the past year. In addition, public behavior - consumer and business alike - has changed markedly. Spending is down across the board, open jobs are down dramatically, and unemployment is up meaningfully as well. Major metro market…

Minimum Viable Product – Development The MVP Way

By Justin Bauer Banking is not a product-led industry; products are essential in organic growth and bank success.  Data alone will not set you up for a good product, though. The combination of art and science leads towards creating a successful product. At Productized 2018, Justin Bauer from Amplitude brought these two worlds together. The summary of his talk below outlines how to use vision, strategy, and results to win. HISTORY LESSON Justin’s presentation started…