<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:bolkas="https://bolkas.com/rss/ns"><channel><title>Strategy Notes | Apostolos Bolkas</title><description>Field notes, playbooks, and frameworks on B2B growth strategy, demand generation, paid media, and marketing systems that compound.</description><link>https://bolkas.com/</link><language>en-gb</language><copyright>© 2026 Apostolos Bolkas. All rights reserved.</copyright><managingEditor>hello@bolkas.com (Apostolos Bolkas)</managingEditor><webMaster>hello@bolkas.com (Apostolos Bolkas)</webMaster><atom:link href="https://bolkas.com/notes/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><image><url>https://bolkas.com/og.jpg</url><title>Strategy Notes | Apostolos Bolkas</title><link>https://bolkas.com/notes/</link></image><item><title>The anatomy of a B2B growth system</title><link>https://bolkas.com/notes/anatomy-of-a-b2b-growth-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bolkas.com/notes/anatomy-of-a-b2b-growth-system/</guid><description>Four layers that must work together in sequence. When they do, growth compounds. When one breaks, the others underperform, regardless of spend.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Apostolos Bolkas</dc:creator><bolkas:strategyLevel>3</bolkas:strategyLevel><bolkas:strategyLevelLabel>Advanced</bolkas:strategyLevelLabel><bolkas:readingTime>12 min read</bolkas:readingTime><category>B2B Growth</category><category>Strategy</category><category>Positioning</category><category>Demand Generation</category></item><item><title>Building a fast website without overengineering it</title><link>https://bolkas.com/notes/building-a-fast-website-without-overengineering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bolkas.com/notes/building-a-fast-website-without-overengineering/</guid><description>Most business websites suffer from unnecessary complexity, not a lack of features. Here is how I built a fast site by treating simplicity as a constraint.</description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Apostolos Bolkas</dc:creator><bolkas:strategyLevel>1</bolkas:strategyLevel><bolkas:strategyLevelLabel>Foundational</bolkas:strategyLevelLabel><bolkas:readingTime>4 min read</bolkas:readingTime><category>Web Development</category><category>Strategy</category><category>Minimalism</category><category>Performance</category></item><item><title>What happens when B2B buyers search</title><link>https://bolkas.com/notes/generative-engine-optimisation-for-b2b/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bolkas.com/notes/generative-engine-optimisation-for-b2b/</guid><description>B2B buyers now get answers from AI. GEO ensures your company&apos;s knowledge is found, understood, and reused in AI-generated answers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Apostolos Bolkas</dc:creator><bolkas:strategyLevel>2</bolkas:strategyLevel><bolkas:strategyLevelLabel>Applied</bolkas:strategyLevelLabel><bolkas:readingTime>5 min read</bolkas:readingTime><category>GEO</category><category>Generative AI</category><category>Growth Engineering</category></item><item><title>Your Google Ads account has the wrong model</title><link>https://bolkas.com/notes/bidding-on-keywords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bolkas.com/notes/bidding-on-keywords/</guid><description>Most founders don&apos;t come to Google Ads because they misunderstand marketing. They come because a channel that should be driving growth is failing.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Apostolos Bolkas</dc:creator><bolkas:strategyLevel>2</bolkas:strategyLevel><bolkas:strategyLevelLabel>Applied</bolkas:strategyLevelLabel><bolkas:readingTime>6 min read</bolkas:readingTime><category>Google Ads</category><category>Demand Gen</category><category>Growth Engineering</category></item><item><title>How to create a growth strategy document</title><link>https://bolkas.com/notes/growth-strategy-document/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://bolkas.com/notes/growth-strategy-document/</guid><description>A practical guide to the FOCUS–90 Framework — a structured approach for early-stage teams to create a growth strategy that improves focus and execution.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Apostolos Bolkas</dc:creator><bolkas:strategyLevel>3</bolkas:strategyLevel><bolkas:strategyLevelLabel>Advanced</bolkas:strategyLevelLabel><bolkas:readingTime>6 min read</bolkas:readingTime><category>Growth strategy</category><category>Execution</category><category>Frameworks</category></item></channel></rss>