Why Founder-Led BD Is Capping Your Growth | EP 159

Founder-led business development works early — but if it stays that way, it quietly caps your revenue and keeps your consultancy dependent on you.

In this episode, I break down why founder-led BD eventually creates fragility in your pipeline, how it traps you in the wrong work, and what ownership should look like as your business grows.

I explain why sustainable growth comes from building capability beyond the founder, how to distribute BD responsibility across your team, and what structure is required at each stage of business.

I also share a real client example showing how introducing simple BD support created consistency, removed mental load, and turned business development into a proper function — not something reliant on memory and energy.

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