✌🏼😎 Vess
@vessc.bsky.social
Strategy & Business Ops leader, talking shop at sbohub.substack.com
The world is falling in love with Process. Again.
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The world is falling in love with Process. Again.
The How is just as important as the What
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September 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The world is falling in love with Process. Again.
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While you are laying next to a cold body of water, if your mind is wandering towards semi intellectual topics, here is something to help you slow down to speed when once you are back:
sbohub.substack.com/p/your-augus...
sbohub.substack.com/p/your-augus...
Your August Strategic Deceleration
Slow down to speed up; the CX Strat & ops Roundtable invitation; and more
sbohub.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
While you are laying next to a cold body of water, if your mind is wandering towards semi intellectual topics, here is something to help you slow down to speed when once you are back:
sbohub.substack.com/p/your-augus...
sbohub.substack.com/p/your-augus...
I think that AI should drastically change how we do strategy.
It is not just when should you adopt it, what features should it have, etc. The questions we should be asking are big - the biggest challenge with strategy work is it has always been an afterthought unless it is crisis time.
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It is not just when should you adopt it, what features should it have, etc. The questions we should be asking are big - the biggest challenge with strategy work is it has always been an afterthought unless it is crisis time.
🧵
August 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I think that AI should drastically change how we do strategy.
It is not just when should you adopt it, what features should it have, etc. The questions we should be asking are big - the biggest challenge with strategy work is it has always been an afterthought unless it is crisis time.
🧵
It is not just when should you adopt it, what features should it have, etc. The questions we should be asking are big - the biggest challenge with strategy work is it has always been an afterthought unless it is crisis time.
🧵
The "I've already been cancelled and I don't care" Colbert is my favorite Colbert
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYQi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYQi...
Why Was Trump On The Roof? | Trump's Disapproval Rating | Did Ghislaine Snitch? | Red State Rage
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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August 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The "I've already been cancelled and I don't care" Colbert is my favorite Colbert
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYQi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYQi...
There is an interesting thing happening to start up Value Chains:
• Revenue targets are increasing for software plays
• Org structure is becoming more focusing on Managing (imagine that!)
• The COO (in various iterations) is more important than ever
open.substack.com/pub/sbohub/p...
• Revenue targets are increasing for software plays
• Org structure is becoming more focusing on Managing (imagine that!)
• The COO (in various iterations) is more important than ever
open.substack.com/pub/sbohub/p...
AI-native companies redefine the corporate Value Chain
Implications for revenue, org structure, and operating model
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July 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
There is an interesting thing happening to start up Value Chains:
• Revenue targets are increasing for software plays
• Org structure is becoming more focusing on Managing (imagine that!)
• The COO (in various iterations) is more important than ever
open.substack.com/pub/sbohub/p...
• Revenue targets are increasing for software plays
• Org structure is becoming more focusing on Managing (imagine that!)
• The COO (in various iterations) is more important than ever
open.substack.com/pub/sbohub/p...
Reading Start up values and this is how I would summarise and critique:
- ownership - but you get very very little equity
- transparency - but not when the layoffs are about to happen
- equity - but your HR doesn’t live up to it let alone the male leadership
Get real, guys!
Work 6 days but be real
- ownership - but you get very very little equity
- transparency - but not when the layoffs are about to happen
- equity - but your HR doesn’t live up to it let alone the male leadership
Get real, guys!
Work 6 days but be real
May 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Reading Start up values and this is how I would summarise and critique:
- ownership - but you get very very little equity
- transparency - but not when the layoffs are about to happen
- equity - but your HR doesn’t live up to it let alone the male leadership
Get real, guys!
Work 6 days but be real
- ownership - but you get very very little equity
- transparency - but not when the layoffs are about to happen
- equity - but your HR doesn’t live up to it let alone the male leadership
Get real, guys!
Work 6 days but be real
The problem with compromising your integrity is that it might you a battle, but it won't win you the war.
Then your best leave.
Then your customers leave.
Then you need to pack up and leave.
War>Battle
Then your best leave.
Then your customers leave.
Then you need to pack up and leave.
War>Battle
May 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The problem with compromising your integrity is that it might you a battle, but it won't win you the war.
Then your best leave.
Then your customers leave.
Then you need to pack up and leave.
War>Battle
Then your best leave.
Then your customers leave.
Then you need to pack up and leave.
War>Battle
Reposted by ✌🏼😎 Vess
Spot the difference between European and US start ups:
“I love what you do…
🇬🇧: “…can you now talk to three other people, and do a presentation, and a [insert random test that has nothing to do with the problem]”
🇺🇸: “…send us the terms of the engagement.”
You just have to get on with it. ✌🏼😎
“I love what you do…
🇬🇧: “…can you now talk to three other people, and do a presentation, and a [insert random test that has nothing to do with the problem]”
🇺🇸: “…send us the terms of the engagement.”
You just have to get on with it. ✌🏼😎
May 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Spot the difference between European and US start ups:
“I love what you do…
🇬🇧: “…can you now talk to three other people, and do a presentation, and a [insert random test that has nothing to do with the problem]”
🇺🇸: “…send us the terms of the engagement.”
You just have to get on with it. ✌🏼😎
“I love what you do…
🇬🇧: “…can you now talk to three other people, and do a presentation, and a [insert random test that has nothing to do with the problem]”
🇺🇸: “…send us the terms of the engagement.”
You just have to get on with it. ✌🏼😎
March 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Women like to banter more than you think 🤭😉
March 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Women like to banter more than you think 🤭😉
March 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Don't know if it is just me, but I don't find the doom and gloom of the tech industry about regulations particularly productive.
1) they forget the social contract
2) they make excuses for lack of creativity
I outlined it all here... sbohub.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
#bizops #regulation #tech
1) they forget the social contract
2) they make excuses for lack of creativity
I outlined it all here... sbohub.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
#bizops #regulation #tech
We need to talk about Regulation 😱
And what to do about it...
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January 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Don't know if it is just me, but I don't find the doom and gloom of the tech industry about regulations particularly productive.
1) they forget the social contract
2) they make excuses for lack of creativity
I outlined it all here... sbohub.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
#bizops #regulation #tech
1) they forget the social contract
2) they make excuses for lack of creativity
I outlined it all here... sbohub.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
#bizops #regulation #tech
When start ups start taking down GlassDoor reviews (and yes, there are ways to do it), you know they lost the plot. Bow out and leave. #people #startup #entrepreneurship
January 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
When start ups start taking down GlassDoor reviews (and yes, there are ways to do it), you know they lost the plot. Bow out and leave. #people #startup #entrepreneurship
What does every company on the planet have in common? Their pricing is not perfect. 🧯 Some are less perfect than others, ranging from minor revenue lost to total PR fiascos.
How to be more right than not it? Follow the 10 steps:
sbohub.substack.com/p/deep-dive-...
How to be more right than not it? Follow the 10 steps:
sbohub.substack.com/p/deep-dive-...
🔦 Spotlight - Pricing strategy
How to launch an effective pricing strategy that sticks, in 10 steps
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January 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
What does every company on the planet have in common? Their pricing is not perfect. 🧯 Some are less perfect than others, ranging from minor revenue lost to total PR fiascos.
How to be more right than not it? Follow the 10 steps:
sbohub.substack.com/p/deep-dive-...
How to be more right than not it? Follow the 10 steps:
sbohub.substack.com/p/deep-dive-...
Good morning, #London!
Doing a walk today with a few tech Operators. Loving the conversation and Chatham House rules allowing for pure, unfiltered insight. Hmu if you want to take part in the next walk organized by the SBO Hub (find it on substack)
Doing a walk today with a few tech Operators. Loving the conversation and Chatham House rules allowing for pure, unfiltered insight. Hmu if you want to take part in the next walk organized by the SBO Hub (find it on substack)
January 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Good morning, #London!
Doing a walk today with a few tech Operators. Loving the conversation and Chatham House rules allowing for pure, unfiltered insight. Hmu if you want to take part in the next walk organized by the SBO Hub (find it on substack)
Doing a walk today with a few tech Operators. Loving the conversation and Chatham House rules allowing for pure, unfiltered insight. Hmu if you want to take part in the next walk organized by the SBO Hub (find it on substack)
Every year I pick a theme for personal growth. This year, the theme is to slow down - in a good way. Such that I can focus on the things that truly give me joy. Other #BizOps pros are also focusing on various key themes. Read about it here: sbohub.substack.com/p/the-2025-b...
The 2025 BizOps promise
What BizOps pros should pay attention to this year
sbohub.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Every year I pick a theme for personal growth. This year, the theme is to slow down - in a good way. Such that I can focus on the things that truly give me joy. Other #BizOps pros are also focusing on various key themes. Read about it here: sbohub.substack.com/p/the-2025-b...
Do more with less. But if you can enable your team to do more with less, those gains can be #exponential. #sbohub
December 22, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Do more with less. But if you can enable your team to do more with less, those gains can be #exponential. #sbohub
We should stop calling the work that keeps companies alive #BAU (Business as usual). It diminishes the value. Doesn't celebrate the contribution. In my view, it is #FoundationalWork. It is the work that keeps the lights on. The work that makes sure you have a business. #bizops
December 5, 2024 at 12:42 PM
We should stop calling the work that keeps companies alive #BAU (Business as usual). It diminishes the value. Doesn't celebrate the contribution. In my view, it is #FoundationalWork. It is the work that keeps the lights on. The work that makes sure you have a business. #bizops
As the year draws to a close, I am celebrating the top 5 #Strategy & #BizOps posts of the Hub. Cheers to 2024 and looking forward to more of this in the next chapter! 🥂
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Vessela Clewley on LinkedIn: #bizops #founders #operators #analysts
🏆 The best of 2024 🏆
Being a champion for #bizops gives me a lot of pleasure! I get to connect with ambitious #founders, strong #operators, and really smart…
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December 4, 2024 at 3:10 PM
As the year draws to a close, I am celebrating the top 5 #Strategy & #BizOps posts of the Hub. Cheers to 2024 and looking forward to more of this in the next chapter! 🥂
www.linkedin.com/posts/vesscl...
Not sure who needs to hear this, but just because it is Black Friday, doesn’t mean you have to participate! 🙅🏻♀️🙈💸
November 29, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Not sure who needs to hear this, but just because it is Black Friday, doesn’t mean you have to participate! 🙅🏻♀️🙈💸
There are intelligent (⛳️ ) and not so intelligent (🚩) ways to criticise someone’s work.
(⛳️): If someone finds a logical mishap in the work, and talks it through 1:1. 🙏🏻 -> the #bizops way
(🚩): If someone calls the work “myopic”, but the objective for the work completely went over their head. 🪞
(⛳️): If someone finds a logical mishap in the work, and talks it through 1:1. 🙏🏻 -> the #bizops way
(🚩): If someone calls the work “myopic”, but the objective for the work completely went over their head. 🪞
November 27, 2024 at 12:29 AM
There are intelligent (⛳️ ) and not so intelligent (🚩) ways to criticise someone’s work.
(⛳️): If someone finds a logical mishap in the work, and talks it through 1:1. 🙏🏻 -> the #bizops way
(🚩): If someone calls the work “myopic”, but the objective for the work completely went over their head. 🪞
(⛳️): If someone finds a logical mishap in the work, and talks it through 1:1. 🙏🏻 -> the #bizops way
(🚩): If someone calls the work “myopic”, but the objective for the work completely went over their head. 🪞
Reposted by ✌🏼😎 Vess
"We need to simplify this because I'm uncomfortable and busy doing *big* *important* *things*" is the cosmic gaslighting move of 2024.
November 25, 2024 at 8:07 PM
"We need to simplify this because I'm uncomfortable and busy doing *big* *important* *things*" is the cosmic gaslighting move of 2024.