January 12, 2022
Sand Trees (Will Disappear)
We were in Florida in early December and happened to see the Palm Beach Christmas displays. The tree in the photo is made of sand.…
January 8, 2022
Business Buy-Sell Facts
It surprised me when I saw that in less than a week my podcast on business buy sell facts was one of the most popular…
January 5, 2022
Pulling the trigger
After a couple phone conversations plus zoom meetings a (supposed) business buyer wrote me and made three points, which were: His concern over fees.Uncertainty about…
December 29, 2021
Value Not Fluff
In a recent newsletter from Alan Weiss, he had a quote from Wharton professor and author Adam Grant I found interesting. Bragging about yourself violates…
December 22, 2021
When the Algorithm Doesn’t Work
Zillow ended their iBuying program of buying homes and GeekWire wrote the following about it, “Just because a business process can be automated, doesn’t necessarily mean…
December 15, 2021
The Right Buyer Means the Right Deal
At our Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference on November 4 there was universal agreement from the panelists* and our speaker, Mike Atkinson, CEO of Seattle Coffee…
December 8, 2021
One Size Does Not Fit All
I recently bought some custom-made pants. The representative of the firm took all kinds of measurements, entered them into the company’s software, and supposedly I…
December 1, 2021
Oops – There Goes Your Workforce
On October 14, 2021 Washington’s Governor announced he expects 8% of the State’s employees to not have jobs on Monday, October 18 because those people…
November 26, 2021
Rotary and Business Buy-Sell – Part Two
This is the counter article to what I wrote in July, about business buyers and my Rotary projects given we recently I had a Rotary…
November 17, 2021
If It’s on the Internet it Must (Not) Be True
When It’s Time to Just Do It On the edge of TMI, I had an MRI on my wrist recently and then started doing what…
