Scott Trachtenberg

Growing a company to $1M proves your business works. Scaling it to $10M and beyond proves your business can lead, adapt, and sustain complexity. As ProCFO Partners CFO Cruz Gamboa explains, the biggest obstacles to scaling aren’t market demand or effort - they’re leadership bottlenecks, lack of systems, and decisions being made without financial clarity. The strategies that get a company off the ground are rarely the ones that carry it through its next stage of growth. By shifting from founder-driven execution to leader-driven strategy, building teams and processes that scale, and aligning growth plans with cash flow and financial discipline, leadership teams can turn momentum into durable progress. When finance becomes a strategic part of how a company plans, prioritizes, and invests, organizations gain the clarity and confidence needed to grow beyond the founder and build something that truly lasts. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gkuaaBEG

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We love when our partners have ambitious goals – and when they’re excited to innovate to reach them. Asociacion Puertorriquenos en Marcha (APM Pradera) is definitely one of those partners. With the goal of doubling the number of families available to take in children in need while ensuring the process is accessible to all families, Pradera embraced Binti’s AI Translate feature. With AI Translate, caregivers and applicants can complete forms in their preferred language, while caseworkers are able to review the translated English version. This helps them achieve a number of things: ▶️ Reduced staff time spent translating forms and overcoming language barriers ▶️ Reduced translation costs for the agency overall ▶️ Greater accessibility for non-English-speaking families ▶️ A larger and more diverse pool of foster and adoptive families available for children There is a real need for more foster and adoptive families in the Philadelphia area, especially after COVID when many families stopped accepting additional children into their homes. The number of homes available dropped, and that gap still exists today. Pradera is working and innovating to address that gap – and they’re committed to ensuring a diverse range of families are available for children. Al Día recently did a piece on Pradera’s efforts. Read the English version 👉 https://lnkd.in/gFWBsJjJ  Read the Spanish version 👉 https://lnkd.in/gCSQe_pw

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If you are a business owner, when should you start thinking about selling your business? Ideally, you should start planning to sell or exit your business the day you start the business. However, it's not too late! Listen to this episode, https://bit.ly/46rOHIn, of the Power Exit Podcast with John Marsh, and learn how to avoid common mistakes that can make selling difficult. Learn more about four reasons why financial statements are important for a business to prepare for an acquisition or sale. https://bit.ly/4801Qul

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What's the best organizational structure for your business - vertical, horizontal or matrix? In our article and video at https://lnkd.in/e-qtn84D we're helping you understand what might be best for you. Spoiler alert: It's whatever you'll stick to. Especially in small and mid-market businesses, "structure" can be inconsistent at best. Learn the importance of a solid organizational structure to help your teams and people develop high performance and the crucial role your #CFO has in keeping the structure strong. #organizationalstructure #orgchart #ProCFOPartners #CreateTheNext #FractionalCFO

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Data privacy laws are evolving fast — and for business owners, it’s no longer optional to pay attention. In this episode of the Measure Success Podcast, attorney Jenny Lynn Sheridan, CIPP-EU, CIPP-US, AIGP, founder of JL Sheridan Law, joins Carl J. Cox to break down what every business leader needs to know about data privacy, compliance, and risk management in 2025. Jenny explains how privacy laws like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) impact both B2B and B2C companies, what enforcement looks like, and the true cost of non-compliance — beyond just fines. ✅ Key takeaways: The difference between B2B and B2C privacy requirements How to prepare your company for new privacy laws Why understanding your data flow is essential for risk reduction Listen now to protect your business and your reputation. 🎧 Watch or listen at https://lnkd.in/gyjEzWg7 #MeasureSuccessPodcast #DataPrivacy #BusinessGrowth #CCPA #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #Compliance #RiskManagement

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Startups are a mental game, and founders can’t afford to ignore their mental health. To support the well-being of Techstars founders, the Techstars Foundation is sponsoring mental wellness grants through the Kabila Founder Mental Health Fund, founded by James Oliver, Jr. The fund provides free therapy to qualifying startup founders in the network. Brad Feld, co-founder of Techstars and long-time advocate for founder mental health, also contributed $25,000 to support the fund and expand its impact. 📖 Learn more on our blog: https://lnkd.in/esx4V9XG 🎥 Watch Brad Feld’s conversation with James Oliver, Jr.: https://lnkd.in/eP2H-Dux

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On October 1, we held our first Deep Dive, exploring the freshly launched infringement tool IP8. A big thank you to our speakers: Manish Sinha, Maria Musaev, Tim Jia, Jorge Parada, and other participants. The session was full of exchange and insights. Here are a couple of takeaways we can share: – Clarity over complexity. Users value tools that show why a match was made, not just that AI “found it.” – Integration matters. Tools that seamlessly connect to IP workflows will win - isolated systems are no longer enough. Full materials are available to our IP Leaders Network members as usual (let me know in the comments below if you’d like to get access). But the key insight that stood out: the market needs not only infringement tools but also FTO tools that help teams quickly understand where they can innovate safely without infringing. That looks like a massive opportunity for any vendor working in patent search or analytics, since it is both useful and achievable. Patsnap, NLPatent, IPRally, Ankar AI, CarefulAI, Garden, Minesoft — what’s your take? Are you already building FTO capabilities, planning them, or do you see reasons to hold back? And to everyone else building in this space, we’d love to hear from you, too. One of our next Deep Dives will be dedicated to this topic.

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Today's episode of our Podcast, Breakneck features Aníbal Abarca Gil laying out his view of the next 18 months of AI adoption in business. Informed by his conversations with dozens of executives and board directors, Aníbal has a unique, clear vision of the future. Check out the comments for links to the whole episode, our best by far and a great way to quickly get ahead of the curve. Ian Sweeney

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CALLING ALL (Wannabe) FRANCHISE OWNERS! One lawsuit shouldn’t wipe out your brand. Yet most emerging franchisors still keep trademarks, manuals, and day-to-day ops in a single LLC. Today’s article—“Foundations That Don’t Crack: How to Build Your Entity & IP Moat”—breaks down the 3-entity structure every serious franchisor needs: • Holdings Co. – Protects investors & big-picture strategy • IP Co. – Owns trademarks, recipes, ops manuals (your treasure vault) • Operating Co. – Handles training, royalties, and all the messy risk Plus: • Trademark vs. trade secret—what to register, what to hide • CLEAR method for writing ops manuals people actually use • Real-world case study: pizza chain that survived bankruptcy because its IP sat in a different company Don't worry, we are here to help!

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🚨 New Episode Alert! 🎙️ What happens when you embrace discomfort, lead with heart, and build a business on grit? You create a legal empire. In the latest episode of the Latina Legal Minds podcast, I sit down with Aida C. Rodriguez, CEDS, CEO of Ascension Global Staffing and Executive Search and President of Ascension Legal Studies Institute. Aida shares how she built a million-dollar recruiting firm from the ground up—hiring and empowering women who had never worked in legal, disrupting the traditional hiring model, and leading with authenticity every step of the way. We dive into: ✅ Long-term strategy in salary negotiations ✅ How to elevate your personal brand in law ✅ Creating opportunity through education and mentorship ✅ What it really takes to scale as a Latina entrepreneur 💬 “Discomfort is part of the process. You can either run from it—or use it to build something bigger.” – Aida C. Rodriguez 🎧 Tune in now: https://shorturl.at/UVMvZ #LatinaLegalMinds #LatinaLawyers #LegalIndustry #WomenInLaw #Leadership #DiversityInLaw #PersonalBranding #Entrepreneurship #LegalRecruiting #MentorshipMatters #BuiltFromGrit

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Top 200 Global Psychedelic Lawyers and Policy & Regulatory Experts Guide: Lawyer of the Week Pat Donahue – Terrapin Legal Pat Donahue spent years working in criminal defense while simultaneously supporting decriminalization and legalization within the psychedelic ecosystem. Informed by these experiences, Pat founded Terrapin Legal PLLC in 2022 to focus primarily on psychedelic policy, legalization, and advocacy for balanced and ethical practices. Guided by the idea that “civilizations are born from the marriage of bureaucracy and mythology” (Yuval Noah Harari), Pat worked to foster collaboration between entheogenic churches and the DEA. This approach sought to reduce conflict and litigation by encouraging dialogue and understanding between these traditionally opposing parties. While Pat continues to consult in the psychedelic space, he returned to full-time work as a Public Defender in late 2024, https://lnkd.in/dqy_GFtW

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