Future of Retail Breakfast – 14 insights for growing your business

Earlier this week, at our Future of Retail Breakfast, Karsten Deppert shared his personal and practical perspective on the business mindset required to build and scale successfully.

His session “14 insights for growing your business” offered both tough truths and fresh inspiration — from how to think about delegation and product testing, to why perfection is the enemy of progress.

 

Here are some of the key takeaways that stood out:

 

Talk to your customers

– The simplest and most powerful growth strategy. Direct feedback beats guessing every time.

 

Delegate and trust – even if it goes wrong

– You can’t grow if you don’t let go. Hiring mistakes are part of the journey.

 

There is no perfect platform

– Stop wasting time searching for the “best” tool. Use what’s good enough and keep moving.

 

Raise money if it helps you move faster

– Capital is a tool. If it helps you accelerate, use it.

 

Minimize choices – just decide

– Overanalyzing slows you down. Make a decision and move forward.

 

Test new products – you don’t need to have them in stock

– You can validate ideas quickly and cheaply. Test demand before investing fully.

 

One thing that really stuck with us: “Nothing will ever be perfect.” And that’s okay.

 

Big thanks to Karsten and everyone who joined us this Tuesday morning 👏

If you missed the session — or if you’d like to watch it again — you can view it here