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The Framework


One Signal Is Not an Opportunity
Industrial markets generate an extraordinary amount of information.
Guy van der Walt
Oct 135 min read


From Market Signal to Commercial Opportunity
Europe does not suffer from a lack of commercial information.
Procurement notices, investment announcements, plant expansions, infrastructure projects, funding awards, supplier changes and buyer activity generate thousands of potential signals every week.
Guy van der Walt
Oct 94 min read


Why European Industrial Opportunities Are Hard to Qualify
European industrial markets generate a constant flow of information. Procurement notices appear. New projects are announced. Plants expand. Investment programmes receive funding. Buyers change roles. Equipment reaches replacement age. New regulations create requirements. Finding these signals is no longer particularly difficult. The harder question is whether any one of them represents a commercially relevant opportunity for a specific supplier. That distinction is where Tigu
Guy van der Walt
Sep 233 min read


The Italian Succession Wave: Why 2025–2030 Is the Window for Industrial M&A
There is a window opening in European industrial M&A. It will close by 2030. If you deploy capital in European manufacturing, you need to understand what is happening in Northern Italy right now.
Guy van der Walt
Feb 175 min read


AI’s Capability Compression: How Work Is Changing in the Age of Automation
In a world where one person, with AI’s help, can do the work of five, do we shrink the workforce to fit the new efficiency, or do we expand our goals five-fold?
Guy van der Walt
Feb 117 min read


From Idea to Execution: Building Credibility in Business
Poets sell "poetry". Stop selling "poetry". Prove you can execute.
Guy van der Walt
Oct 19, 20253 min read


Opinion: The Next Financial Crisis Won’t Be Born of One Cause But of Complacency
A financial crisis is indeed inevitable but not forbthe reasons you think
Guy van der Walt
Oct 15, 20254 min read


The "Productised Service" Play - Consulting Business Scalability
Most consultants and service-based founders are stuck in a trap. They sell their time. They charge by the hour or the day. This is the single biggest barrier to scaling your business.
Guy van der Walt
Sep 29, 20251 min read
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