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Arrows in the Quiver: Finance as a Competitive Advantage

Sep 1, 2020 |

What are the traditional sources of competitive advantage? Having the best product or customer service, the leanest cost structure, or perhaps just... Read More

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The Data False Flag Can Be Worse Than No Flag

Jul 27, 2020 |

Ben Lehrer

Data and analytics are valuable to business management. That isn’t news. However, there are many situations where improper labeling, incomplete datasets, or... Read More

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Where’s The Finance Talent At?

Jun 5, 2020 |

Ben Lehrer

I spend a lot of time talking to finance professionals. The team, candidates, members of finance teams at clients, other colleagues, friends,... Read More

I spend a lot... Read More

Protecting the Entrepreneurial Spirit

May 7, 2020 |

Ben Lehrer

Entrepreneurship is sometimes characterized as jumping off a cliff and figuring out how to construct the parachute on the way down. Essentially... Read More

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The Limits of Traditional Finance Models

Apr 24, 2020 |

Ben Lehrer

The leaders of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) can have it tough when it comes to working with finance providers, both in... Read More

The leaders of small... Read More

Don’t Be a Pig

Apr 17, 2020 |

Ben Lehrer

There’s a common investment banking saying about less-than-ideal clients. It’s “putting lipstick on the pig,” referring to dressing up a company as... Read More

There’s a common investment... Read More