If you've resolved to make your company more valuable in the remainder of 2022, you may want to think hard about how your customers pay. If you have a transaction business model where customers pay once for what they buy, expect your company’s value to be a...
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Protecting Against The End Run
A football defensive coordinator needs to protect against an “end run,” a tactical play where your opponent sends the running back wide around the offensive line to try to evade the oncoming tackle. Just like in football, you have to defend against an end run coming...
How a Cold Email to Apple’s Tim Cook Led to an 8-Figure Windfall
Andrew Gazdecki was born in Detroit and lost his father as a young boy. He and his Mom grew up using food stamps. In College, Gazdecki created an online marketplace for freelancers (think a tiny version of Upwork). He sold his online marketplace for $50,000 and said...
American Horror Story
American Horror Story I have met business owners who grew their business to about $1M in revenue, only to fall back to $800K or less. They did not realize that the skills, knowledge, and organizational structure needed to build a business to $1M in revenue must all...
The hidden goal of the smartest business owners
The hidden goal of the smartest business owners Here are five reasons why building enduring value should be your most important goal, regardless of when you plan to push the eject button. Enduring Value is personal freedom As long as your business is dependent on...
How To Get Acquired By a Partner
Adam Ochstein started an HR software company called StratEx in the depths of the 2008 recession. CEOs were asking HR managers to do more with less and Ochstein's software promised to help HR managers do just that. Despite the challenging economic environment, StratEx...