December 16, 2020
Make it Complicated or Keep it Simple?
Apple and Microsoft are trillion-dollar companies, very successful, have lots of smart people so why can’t either of them figure out how to have an…
December 2, 2020
Ask the Right Question or Get the Wrong Answer
Here are a couple questions reporters asked (the wrong way. Reporter (to football QB): Do you think other teams have figured you out?QB (rolling eyes):…
November 25, 2020
When You’re Sunk You’re Sunk
Forbes.com reported bankrupt Chucky Cheese is spending $2.3 million dollars to destroy 7 billion prize tickets, which would fill 65 cargo-shipping containers. Why? Because it’s…
November 21, 2020
What Exactly are You (Personally) Guaranteeing?
In the 1990s, President Trump nearly ruined himself by personally guaranteeing many millions of dollars in loans, and then said he regretted guaranteeing them. But…
November 11, 2020
Businesses and Workers – It Must be Teamwork
Two interesting articles appeared on September 6. The Seattle Times published a Los Angeles Times article titled, “Instacart shoppers face unforgiving metrics: ‘It’s a very…
November 2, 2020
Time Change – Life Change
Our dogs have been affected ed by the change from Daylight Savings to Standard Time. They get up at the same “time” in the morning,…
October 29, 2020
Podcast Interview: Reviving Troubled Deals
I was interviewed by my friend Ted Leverette and shared my tips on reviving troubled buy-sell deals. Have a listen. Get Started With A Consult
October 28, 2020
When City Slickers Go Camping
I was reminded of the Billy Crystal movie City Slickers when I saw the following, which would be funny if these people weren’t damaging our…
September 23, 2020
Coasting – Downhill
A business owner told me his sales were X dollars – put in whatever figure you want, $100,000, $1,000,000 or $10,000,000. His actual sales were:…
August 5, 2020
Ask the Right Questions; Get the Right Answers
For some interesting early summer reading here are a few things from my buy-sell world. Issues that, for the most part, can be avoided by…
