Pete Higgins at 2nd Avenue Partners, a Venture Capital (VC) firm, has told me a few times the toughest thing about his business is telling…
JohnMMarch 16, 2016
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One of the TV shows I enjoy watching is Restaurant Impossible (another is Bar Rescue). On Restaurant Impossible they go into a failing restaurant and…
JohnMMarch 7, 2016
In December, and besides holiday parties, shopping, and other festivities for a lot of people this means assessment, planning, and goals. Some of the most…
JohnMMarch 1, 2016
We were in Bozeman, MT for a few days last summer and it coincided with the 20-mile long Bridger Ridge Run. We found out this when…
JohnMFebruary 26, 2016
We take our dogs for a walk almost every day. One thing figured out a long time ago is micro-to-small sized dogs get very aggressive…
JohnMFebruary 22, 2016
Due to some changes in plumbing we had an opening about two by four inches in the block foundation of our pump's crawlspace at our…
JohnMFebruary 15, 2016
I outlined this memo in late 2015, when I first read about the first point below and when I heard on the radio about the…
JohnMFebruary 9, 2016
As many of you know, for the last dozen years I've been involved with overseas Rotary projects putting technology and training into schools in developing…
JohnMFebruary 3, 2016
Recently Seattle business legend Dave Ederer spoke to a group of my clients. One of his key points, concerning acquisitions, was he cares less about…
JohnMJanuary 29, 2016
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JohnMJanuary 28, 2016
In his final State of the Union speech last week President Obama said if a business takes care of it’s customers, employees, and community the…
JohnMJanuary 25, 2016
I was working from my home office recently when there was a knock on the door. It was a young guy with a new Edward Jones…
JohnMJanuary 19, 2016
I recently attended my young granddaughter’s soccer game. It’s a lot more running around than actual soccer and her team was definitely outclassed. The other…
JohnMJanuary 13, 2016
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JohnMJanuary 6, 2016
In early September, 2015 Seattle Mariner’s Nelson Cruz hit his 40th homerun, the number that won him the American League homerun championship last year (he…
JohnMJanuary 5, 2016
Business buyer client: “It’s a great little business and what’s really nice about it is they do no marketing.” Me: “Every business that is or…
JohnMDecember 28, 2015
A business owner I’m coaching relayed the following to me. A customer came in, had some extensive services done, said she loved it, and gave…
JohnMDecember 17, 2015
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JohnMDecember 15, 2015
On November 17, 2015 we held our eighth Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference at the Bellevue Club (with co-sponsors PRK Law, Meridian Capital, Columbia…
JohnMDecember 11, 2015
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