January 18, 2023
Making the 2022 Idiot List
“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…
January 3, 2023
Market Update
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…
December 27, 2022
Consider If You Will…*
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…
November 29, 2022
Layoffs, Downsizing, You’re Fired
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…
November 23, 2022
Politicians Can Learn From M&A
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…
October 13, 2022
A Second (Business) Life
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…
October 6, 2022
A Tale of Two Companies
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…
September 28, 2022
Euphoria or Dreams Shattered
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…
July 30, 2022
People – Replaceable or Integral?
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…
July 27, 2022
Selling a Car? Selling a Business? Aren’t They the Same?
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…