<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[andExecute]]></title><description><![CDATA[We Make Scale Work. &Execute is a Scaling Partner to Founders and Investors.]]></description><link>https://www.andexecute.com/insights</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:50:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.andexecute.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why Fast-Growing Startups Fail to Scale and How to Design a Business That Does]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why Fast-Growing Startups Fail to Scale and How to Design a Business That Does]]></description><link>https://www.andexecute.com/post/why-fast-growing-startups-fail-to-scale-and-how-to-design-a-business-that-does</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1825bb145da5e38306449e</guid><category><![CDATA[Scaling]]></category><category><![CDATA[Operating Model 3.0]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ed7398_6a0728cf038443ccb526d632532755d2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_559,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Greg Tennant</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight Teams. Zero Alignment. What We Found When We Finally Asked. The Retail Tech Diagnostic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight teams, two missed release windows, and a leadership team that already knew what was wrong. Nobody wanted to say it out loud. The diagnostic didn't reveal new information, it gave the organisation permission to act on information it already had.
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