Business BuyingExiting & Selling July 6, 2023 The Bigger the Spreadsheet One of my rules for business buyers and sellers is: The bigger the spreadsheet the less chance of a deal. This means, don’t get analysis-paralysis.… JohnM Love0
Business BuyingExiting & Selling June 29, 2023 You’re Making Things Up Again A great chorus from the play The Book of Mormon is, "You're making things up again, Arnold" followed by, "You're stretching the truth again And… JohnM Love0
Business Buying June 22, 2023 Do You Have Five Years? The May 6, 2023 Wall Street Journal had a large feature article on Warren Buffett and his track record of investments. What was really interesting… JohnM Love0
Business BuyingExiting & Selling June 8, 2023 It’s All About the Future I recently wrote the following to the CFO of a client company as part of their evaluation of a strategic acquisition: It’s a different approach… JohnM Love0
Business BuyingExiting & Selling June 1, 2023 Simplicity Rules With one of the companies we’re representing we received a handful of offers. One stood out from the pack because it was clear and to… JohnM Love0
Business BuyingExiting & Selling May 17, 2023 When It’s Outdated Don’t Use It We attended a Mariner’s game on opening weekend and as in prior years there were street preachers outside the stadium. Using portable speakers and holding… JohnM Love0
Business BuyingExiting & Selling April 12, 2023 We All Get Jaded We recently got back from two weeks in Antigua working in the schools (at least on weekdays). After doing these projects for so many years… JohnM Love0
Business BuyingExiting & Selling March 15, 2023 When Money Eclipses Service What do our veterinarian, orthopedic surgeon, and The Little Gym have in common? As per the New York Times, The Little Gym franchise was bought… JohnM Love0
Business Buying March 8, 2023 Let’s Overpay for a Business Something I hear regularly is, “I don’t want to overpay for a business.” My question is, why not? As it’s all relative. If you see… JohnM Love0
Business BuyingExiting & Selling February 22, 2023 AI Isn’t Always So Intelligent I’ve played around with ChatGPT a little and find it interesting. It quickly can rattle off a top 10 list, a situation overview, and more.… JohnM Love0