Where’s The Finance Talent At?
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
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Protecting the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Entrepreneurship is sometimes characterized as jumping off a cliff and figuring out how to construct the parachute on the way down. Essentially... Read More
Entrepreneurship is sometimes characterized... Read More
The Limits of Traditional Finance Models
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
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
The Working Capital Value Trap
There is often debt aversion in small or family-run businesses. Many leave excess cash in the company to not stress about working... Read More
There is often debt... Read More
Losing Ground with the Status Quo
In this era of disruption, technological advancement, and seismic shifts in the way we all do business, doing the same thing as... Read More
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The Real Drivers of Value
Business value is determined by much more than profits or a collection of assets. These things may serve as reference metrics (multiple... Read More
Business value is determined... Read More
Viewed Through The Lens of Finance
You might have the best product. A sexy widget. So amazing it sells itself. Except when it comes to capital. When you... Read More
You might have the... Read More
Teams Dig the Finance Function
Finance is an underappreciated function when it comes to team management. As a data hub for reporting, along with forecasting capabilities, finance... Read More
Finance is an underappreciated... Read More