May 14, 2025
Know Your Competitive Advantage
There was a WSJ headline recently about how P&G has surpassed Unilever, and it stated they did it by building on their strengths, i.e. their…
May 7, 2025
Win-Lose or Win-Win
I got a newsletter with the title, “Win-Lose Thinking Is for Losers.” It states the real game isn’t you vs. them but you vs. who…
April 9, 2025
The Need for Adult Supervision Never Ends
Preface – while in Antigua on our service project a local Rotarian recommended some restaurants to us (her firm grows hydroponic greens, so she knows…
April 2, 2025
There are Lessons Everywhere
One can always learn from experiences and our annual trip to work in the schools in Antigua is a great example. Here are three things…
March 26, 2025
Make the World a Better Place
When I (John) wrote this I was in Antigua for our annual Rotary service project working in the schools. We shipped 1,500 laptops computers plus…
March 12, 2025
Are Your Earnings Quality?
What’s become popular in the buy-sell/M&A world is a Quality of Earnings (QofE) report. It’s a deep dive into the financial statements to see if…
February 19, 2025
Super Value Driver, and Deal Killer
It’s tough to write anything without mentioning the horrific fires in the Los Angeles area. It shows how we can be blindsided at any time.…
February 12, 2025
Succession? What Succession (Plan)?
The headline was, “Sam Adams Brews Succession Plan (WSJ, December 26, 2024). Founder Jim Koch wisecracked for years that his succession plan was, “Don’t die.”…
February 5, 2025
Quality is Best
As we end 2024 one thing every business should strive for in 2025 is quality, of their product, service, people, etc. I got the thought…
