What if there was a proven set of steps to follow to start and scale your technology business?

I’m Jim Ball and I’ve spent twenty five years in the IT industry. I’m a twice exited founder of tech businesses and I’ve worked with many founders and leaders through their inception, growth stage through to maturity and exit.

Over this time I’ve developed a structured, systematic way to identify the required steps to start and scale a technology business.

These lessons are baked into the way I coach at Build Grow Last.

You’ll find no sales nonsense here, most of the folks I work with are sick of being sold too and just want to work in a practical, consistent, achievable way.

If that sounds like you, click the button and let’s talk.

  • As a growing data consultancy, we know what we need to achieve at Ortecha but we wanted support from someone who has been there and done it and can provide a fresh perspective. I contacted Jim for help and couldn't be happier with how he has integrated into our leadership team as our Board Advisor. His experience of growing and scaling his own company means we can tap into his knowledge and ideas and be reassured we're heading in the right direction.

    — Pete Youngs - Managing partner at Ortecha, Specialist Data Consultancy

  • Being a start-up founder, the opportunity to collaborate with an independent expert like Jim was invaluable. His passion for business and start-ups is evident, coupled with a deep knowledge base and an excellent coaching style. Jim excels at extracting ideas from your mind and organizing them into a coherent structure. I fully recommend investing in a session with Jim.

    Andy James - Ed-tech Founder

  • Jim has helped me cut through the noise and get to a place of clarity. Through the Strategy workshop, he guided me through the important pillars of our startup, really helped to focus on the priorities in context and for the first time, it felt like a weight being lifted and the mental fog clearing. I have also worked with Jim for the last year or so in a consulting capacity and know him to be a really valuable addition to a Board; he helps provide commercial focus, knowing which levers to pull and how hard, and I have no hesitation recommending him for businesses big and small alike. He's one of the good ones.

    Frank Khan Sullivan - Co-Founder of Enhanced Fertility / Fractional CMO/CSO for Cloud, Data & Tech Scaleups.

  • Jim has been invaluable in helping us build out our recent go-to-market strategy, specifically how we embrace selling through AWS Marketplace. There were a number of challenges for us to overcome but Jim supported us through the process of building a business plan which we then quickly executed against to open up this new revenue stream for our business.

    — Jason Lefever - Vice President, US Solutions at SharpCloud

  • Knowing Jim's background as the founder of a hugely successful AWS consultancy partner, when I discovered he was now strategically advising people on how to launch their own business, I immediately connected and started to work with Jim. It was a no brainer decision that proved to be the right one. Jim enabled me to go from idea to first paying client in a couple of months.

    Aaron Norris - Founder - AN Coaching & Consulting

  • I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to work with Jim during a 2-hour business strategy session, which he offered free of charge. Jim drew on his considerable experience in the technology and consultancy field to provide valuable insights into our business's strategic direction, I was impressed by the thoughtful approach taken by Jim. The discussion was insightful, focusing on the specific challenges and opportunities our business faces. Jim listened carefully to our concerns and offered clear, actionable advice that was directly relevant to our situation.

    Paul Maxwell - Founder & Director at Stratia Cyber/vCISO