Advisory in practice / Business Strategy

Choosing where to grow

Before expanding a platform, assess how well the existing business serves its customers and where further investment is justified.

Joel Roberts presenting an AI-powered music ecosystem at DefaiCon during Istanbul Blockchain Week 2025

The advisory question

Expansion requires a judgment about where the next investment will create lasting commercial value. We examine the existing business alongside the cost and complexity of entering adjacent markets.

Strategy & Growth

What we assess

Quality of demand
Repeat participation, customer concentration, and demand beyond initial interest.
Economics of expansion
Acquisition costs, operating requirements, and the effect on the existing business.
Investment priorities
Competing uses of capital and the conditions that justify a further commitment.

Discuss an engagement

Strategy & Growth

Advice on the business model, customer needs, and expansion plans of a platform company.