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Episodes and articles on valuation, capital, strategy, and the risks that quietly suppress what a private company is worth.
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Aug 14, 2021
Raising Your Business Like A Child
Why did you decide to become an entrepreneur? If you’re like most owners, you aspire to have the freedom that comes from owning your…
Aug 2, 2021
The Rainmaker’s Dilemma Webinar
You've built your business through countless hours of hard work. More than anyone else in your organization, you have the ability to make it…
Jun 21, 2021
A Reason Not To Hire A Business Advisor
When asked why they won’t work with an advisor, business owners often retort, “I can do it on my own”. We thought it would…
Jun 2, 2021
The Right Person to Run Your Business
One of the surprising milestones of entrepreneurial success comes when you need to hire someone else to run the company you've founded or invested…
May 7, 2021
Why You Should Fire Yourself
If you find yourself in a position where your customers always insist on speaking with you directly instead of your employees, then you might…
Apr 8, 2021
How To Lure A Giant Like Facebook Into Buying Your Company
A great business is bought, not sold, so, if you look too eager to sell your business, you’ll be negotiating on the back foot…
Mar 25, 2021
Run Your Private Company Like It’s Public
Small businesses often operate as if their sole purpose is to fund the owner’s lifestyle, but the most valuable companies are run with financial…
Mar 9, 2021
An Overlooked Pot of Gold In Your Business’s Valuation: Information Management
Some years ago I was early into a CFO assignment and I needed to put together a debt schedule. This company had several debt…
Feb 25, 2021
The Why, When & How Of Creating An Employee Handbook
Tom got his first job at a small company where the other employees were significantly older than him. Being new to the workplace and…
Feb 9, 2021
Finding the Break-Even Point
While facilitating the Money and Metrics module of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program this week, I had a few business owners ask…
Jan 28, 2021
5 Ways To Package Your Service
If you’re a service provider, it can be difficult to separate the service from the provider. Your customers might demand you, which means you…
Jan 14, 2021
Thinking Vs. Doing: The Owner’s Dilemma
There’s a steady breeze from the northwest, which cools the warm Caribbean afternoon. Framed between a palm tree and the turquoise water, you notice…