s you may know from my email signature, website, the bottom of this newsletter, and elsewhere I have trademarked the term, “The Escape Artist®” for…
JohnMAugust 12, 2020
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From June 4-10 Jessica and I interviewed bankers representing eight Puget Sound area banks.* This memo is a synopsis of those conversations about what’s going…
JohnMJuly 22, 2020
A few months ago, the Wall Street Journal had an article on Boeing’s recent problems titled, “The Gang That Couldn’t Fly Straight. It covered how…
JohnMJuly 8, 2020
I’ve been asked by quite a few people for my thoughts on business valuations and deals during the COVID-19 crisis. I’ve also been asked if…
JohnMJuly 7, 2020
I was on an online discussion event recently when a lady said (and I summarize), “Nobody will want a car anymore because we’ve shown we…
JohnMJuly 1, 2020
Over the last couple months I’ve been on a lot of webinars, Zoom meetings, and other online events, as I’m sure many of you have.…
JohnMJune 24, 2020
On May 12, 2020 GeekWire reported Seattle company Porch is being sued by Kandela, a company Porch acquired in April 2019. The basis of the…
JohnMJune 17, 2020
Over the last four years we’ve tracked every incoming referral. We note the date, source, and type (business buyer, seller, exit planning, etc.). There’s no…
JohnMJune 10, 2020
One could write a long essay on businesses lessons from the virus crisis, there are so many, both good and bad. One of the top…
JohnMJune 5, 2020
The May 5, 2020 of the Wall Street Journal was, not unexpectedly, filled with articles on the virus. The ones standing out were the headlines…
JohnMJune 3, 2020
Like a lot of you I’ve been on more webinars the last six weeks than I usually go on in six months to a year.…
JohnMMay 21, 2020
In college basketball there are players known as being, “one-and-done,” as in playing one year for the college team and then going off to the…
JohnMApril 29, 2020
I wrote this in Antigua, West Indies on another Rotary service project installing computers and Wi-Fi networks in schools, training teachers how to teach more…
JohnMApril 22, 2020
Fact: Politicians, all politicians, from both parties, promise more jobs, better jobs, increased pay, and anything else they think will garner them votes. Fact: None…
JohnMApril 17, 2020
We’re in Antigua, West Indies, on our Rotary project, working in the schools. Over the course of the trip I’ve had 12 meetings (in seven…
JohnMApril 15, 2020
At a recent meeting of the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club, I barely paid attention to 90% of the program. Why? Because in the first few…
JohnMApril 10, 2020
A company Jessica and I have been helping has a dependency problem, which is not uncommon in small businesses. Unlike most, it’s not the owner…
JohnMApril 8, 2020
For most business owners I’m guessing your strategy is off track and any exit planning is on the back burner given our minds are on…
JohnMApril 3, 2020
Just some thoughts given our current situation. Disclaimer: You will probably find something to like and dislike based on your political preferences. Mother Nature, the…
JohnMApril 1, 2020
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