Insights and observations on growth, performance and value creation.

Perspectives

The next source of growth is not always something new


Often, it is found by understanding customers better, earning more of their trust and simplifying everything related to what already creates value.


Perspectives brings together Rival Street's thinking on growth, customer trust, capital allocation, operating performance and value creation - and the decisions that can make the greatest difference.


Clarity. Focus. Growth.

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Are businesses designed to outperform or designed to deliver the plan?

August 18, 2026
Rival Street explores how businesses can outperform by treating the plan as a commitment, allocating capital to opportunity and empowering people to create upside.
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Private equity deal activity is accelerating

May 21, 2026
Rival Street explores how private equity value creation is shifting towards operational execution, customer economics and disciplined growth under ownership.
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Customer trust as a driver of enterprise value

April 29, 2026
Rival Street explores customer trust as an economic asset that can strengthen retention, pricing resilience, lifetime value and sustainable growth.
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A consistent set of themes

April 20, 2026
Rival Street explores the recurring questions shaping growth and value creation: where growth comes from, how capital is deployed and what drives performance.
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Volatility is rising again

March 15, 2026
Rival Street explores how businesses can navigate volatility by backing areas of momentum, strengthening customer trust and deploying AI with purpose.
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Where advantage is really being won right now

February 15, 2026
Rival Street explores how capital allocation, customer trust and operating discipline are increasingly shaping competitive advantage and value creation.
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Better decisions when it matters most

January 18, 2026
Better decisions create value. Rival Street explores how clarity, focus and independent judgement help Boards, CEOs and investors navigate complexity.

From the Street

Separating signals from noise on growth, performance and value creation



For shorter observations, From the Street is our occasional note on some of the signals we're noticing across Australia and globally that seem worth paying attention to.


Latest issue

Issue 01 | September 2026


Momentum before reinvention


Where businesses already have momentum, how AI can strengthen it, and global capital continues to find Australian opportunities in an increasingly selective private equity market.

Our perspective

The next source of growth is not always something new.


Often, it is found by understanding customers better, earning more of their trust and simplifying around what already creates value.