The Stratavor digest
A monthly briefing for the people who run the business
One email a month with what we published: Decoded films on real companies' results, short films on how businesses make and lose money, and guides on customers, competitors, risk, cash and the board pack. For owners, leadership teams and the finance people beside them. Written by Jon Goodwin, founder of Stratavor. No sales emails.
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What each issue brings
Decoded
A real company's published results, read the way we read a business: the headline, the right comparison, the cause and the verdict. Published figures only, sourced and dated.
Films
Short animated films on one idea at a time: why the smaller month can be the more profitable one, or why the busiest rival is not always the one winning.
Guides
Practical guides on customers, competitors, risk, cash and the board pack, with the facts checked and dated.
Recent guides
10 November 2026
The KPIs an architecture, engineering or consulting board needs from Vantagepoint, the maths that ties them to margin, and how to write the commentary.
7 November 2026
Xero's reports stop at the ledger. Ten tools compared on board packs, commentary, consolidation and price, with every fact checked in November 2026.
7 November 2026
Fathom and Spotlight both turn Xero data into management reports. How they differ on price, AI commentary and consolidation, and when to look elsewhere.
7 November 2026
What monthly management accounts for a £10m business should contain, how to write commentary that names causes, and a four-day route from Xero to the board.
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