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The AI Value Chain Is Shifting for the Mid-Market

AI is creating new demand, new pressure, and new productivity opportunities. The strategic question is where the value is actually flowing.
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A Midyear Note on AI, Growth, and Focus
AI investment is creating opportunity beyond software. For mid-market companies, the harder question is what deserves action now and what could become a…
 • Mark Hess
The Knowledge Gap That Slows Mid-Market Growth
Many mid-market companies know what works. The challenge is making sure that knowledge gets transferred, taught, and applied as the business grows.
 • RyanFarrell
When Profit Improvement Becomes the First Growth Decision
Why stronger mid-market growth strategies often begin with sequencing, not expansion.
 • Mark Hess
Mid-Market Strategy Refresh Without Business Model Drift
How mid-market leaders navigate core versus adjacency growth decisions when markets mature and incremental moves can quietly reshape the business. Maven…
 • Mark Hess
When Integration Becomes a Control Problem in the Mid-Market
Why post-merger integration in mid-market companies often breaks down quietly, and how leaders can maintain visibility, decision clarity, and control…
 • Mark Hess
Sizing the Unknown: A Ground-Up Approach to Market Clarity
How Maven Associates built a market model from scratch to validate TAM in a fragmented sector when traditional diligence data wasn't available.
 • Mark Hess
Mid-Market Strategy: Legacy Systems and the Cost of Inaction
When Growth Outpaces Systems, Strategy Has to Catch Up
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Mid-Market Strategy & Insights
Mid-Market Strategy & Insights
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