Strategy
The Annual Planning Ritual, Rethought
How leadership teams can run a planning cycle that produces decisions, not a deck nobody opens again.
Khalid Okonkwo · October 7, 2026
Strategy
Strategy here means choosing what a small company will not do. Articles cover positioning against larger incumbents, pricing power and how it is built, the order in which markets are entered, and the second-order effects of a competitor's response. Aimed at founders and operators making irreversible calls with incomplete information.
Strategy
Albuquerque Small Business Fair Puts 40+ Resources in One Room
The city's resource fair bundles lenders, trainers, and free programs into a single two-hour visit — a low-cost shortcut for founders who don't know where to start.
Khalid Okonkwo · September 22, 2026
Strategy
How to Write a Strategy That People Actually Follow
A strategy on paper earns nothing. What matters is whether the team can act on it without asking you what it means.
Khalid Okonkwo · September 22, 2026
Strategy
How to Respond When a Big Competitor Copies Your Feature
A 30-day playbook for the moment an incumbent ships what you built first: triage the threat, reposition, and change the sales narrative before panic does it for you.
Khalid Okonkwo · September 18, 2026
Strategy
Vertical vs. Horizontal SaaS: Why Narrow Beats Broad on a Small Budget
When you can only afford one go-to-market motion, building for one industry usually costs less to sell, less to defend, and more to expand.
Khalid Okonkwo · September 16, 2026