July 4 is Independence Day, a celebration of freedom. It gives us the right to (legally) do what we want. An old adage was if…
JohnMAugust 7, 2024
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Adjacent articles in the Wall Street Journal show that you better be prepared for change but not to change things for the sake of changing.…
JohnMJuly 31, 2024
The headline was, “Boeing and Airbus media events like night and day.” This was in reference to the 2024 Farnborough Air Show. Here’s what was…
JohnMJuly 26, 2024
A few observations from recent events. Last week we attended our granddaughter’s dance performance at the Kirkland Performance Center. At intermission we got a beverage…
JohnMJuly 24, 2024
A client’s attorney reviewed our NDA and told her it may not mean anything because our advisory business probably doesn’t have any assets. I responded…
JohnMJuly 17, 2024
The May 15 Seattle ACG meeting had interesting insights into buy-sell deals. It was a discussion with one of the sellers of a company ($70…
JohnMJuly 10, 2024
I called what I thought was a prospective client. He answered, I introduced myself, and then it went like this, after an introduction: Me: Is…
JohnMJuly 5, 2024
A prospective client was discussing his company’s overseas office and its (lack of) results. He said: “We had a husband-and-wife team doing sales, they weren’t…
JohnMJuly 3, 2024
Every business buyer we know wants to grow the company they acquire. So it’s important for owners/sellers to stay on top of their market and…
JohnMJune 28, 2024
We recently got trademark approval for the phrase, “Exit With Style, Grace, and More Money®” and are working on a book by the same name.…
JohnMJune 26, 2024
I read an article on how numerous restaurants are ditching QR code menus and at least going hybrid. It seems a lot of people don’t…
JohnMJune 21, 2024
“They believe in their process and abide by it.” Multiple choice, which of the following does the above refer to? Intermediaries working on buy-sell deals.…
JohnMJune 19, 2024
We got an email from a client a couple days before his deal closed, actually everybody involved in his deal got it, advisors and principals…
JohnMJune 12, 2024
The Wall Street Journal had a special section on energy in their April 22 paper. It covered EVs, hybrids, energy storage, clearer HVAC, how AI…
JohnMJune 5, 2024
Recently the Wall Street Journal had a front-page headline of, “Boring Utility Stocks Wow Market.” My first reaction was boring businesses are the best type…
JohnMMay 31, 2024
Sir Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion is, “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.” Ignoring physics and looking at business we see this…
JohnMMay 29, 2024
For at least 10 years numerous bankers have told me the industry needs more good people. With so many saying this I figured it was…
JohnMMay 22, 2024
We took on a tough assignment, selling a general contractor business in a small town. We knew it was tough as did the referral source…
JohnMMay 15, 2024
Recently I was talking with my friend (attorney) David Cook. We got on the subject of stupid things business buyers and seller do starting with…
JohnMMay 8, 2024
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