It was All-Star week in Seattle. The week was filled with baseball events, the Home Run Derby, and the game on Tuesday. As part of…
JohnMAugust 24, 2023
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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…
JohnMJune 7, 2023
I recently wrote, “exit planning really does mean planning (in advance).” It’s one of the items on my list of 12 value drivers for small…
JohnMMay 23, 2023
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.…
JohnMApril 3, 2023
In Antigua working in the schools and what we notice simple things, both good and not so good (and sometimes we laugh a bit). However,…
JohnMMarch 23, 2023
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…
JohnMMarch 9, 2023
“We have a new leader on the idiot list” is what I wrote an associate. When we later spoke, he said he can’t read my…
JohnMJanuary 18, 2023
In October Jessica and I talked to about 20 people about what they’re seeing in the market, the highlights are below. I also attended the…
JohnMJanuary 3, 2023
If politicians stating elections are suspect and open to fraud win, do they declare the election invalid? What it comes down to is most people…
JohnMDecember 27, 2022
We’ve all seen or heard the following: People just don’t want to work. Over 50% of job applicants don’t even show up for the interview.…
JohnMDecember 13, 2022
A lot of people lost their jobs recently, especially in tech. As of November 15, it’s reported over 120,000 and about 6,000 in the Seattle…
JohnMNovember 29, 2022
The recent election season is almost over (runoff battles, slow counting, etc. still linger). Of course, the next cycle has already started. No rest for…
JohnMNovember 23, 2022
I was listening to Mark Zuckerman on a Joe Rogan podcast as they discussed virtual reality and virtual augmentation. My first thought was about an…
JohnMOctober 13, 2022
This is a tale of two small businesses (apologies to Charles Dickens for plagiarizing the title). Let’s take a look at them. Company A has…
JohnMOctober 6, 2022
The NFL season starts this week so last week was cutdown day, where rosters are reduced from 80 to 53. Dreams are realized or shattered…
JohnMSeptember 28, 2022
The Sunday Dilbert cartoon the other day had the pointy haired boss telling his staff he says employees are the key to success but that’s…
JohnMJuly 30, 2022
We did a favor for a friend and agreed to help a friend of his sell his micro-business. A nice little company, growing, but the…
JohnMJuly 27, 2022
We had an online meeting with a prospective client and here’s how one part of the conversation about our representation agreement went (and I paraphrase).…
JohnMJuly 13, 2022
There is no better marketing machine than the NFL. They play “real” games mid-September to early February and have something every month to keep fans…
JohnMJuly 6, 2022
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