This post was originally written for the blog on www.ibainc.com, a Bellevue, WA business brokerage firm. The seller nicknamed the buyer “Columbo” after the TV…
JohnMOctober 4, 2018
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I caught a small amount of the NFL Hall of Fame ceremonies on TV and was particularly drawn to Jerry Kramer’s acceptance speech. He mentioned…
JohnMSeptember 26, 2018
I read a short article recently where the writer was describing his frustrating experience when making a food and beverage order, which he repeated twice,…
JohnMSeptember 19, 2018
At a meeting with a group of clients last week our presenter, my friend Hugh Blane, asked an interesting question – “Can every employee articulate…
JohnMSeptember 17, 2018
We had just begun a multi-hour car trip, tuned the radio to XM’s Bruce Springsteen station, and they were starting a replay of one of…
JohnMSeptember 12, 2018
I look across the lake (figuratively) at Seattle and its City Council. I see a bunch of single issue councilmembers with no big picture focus…
JohnMSeptember 5, 2018
We were trying to help a young friend of the family with his job search (before and after insisting he meet with Matt Youngquist at…
JohnMAugust 29, 2018
I posted recently about seeing a rash of mangled financial statements. I wrote it’s my top item owners should fix to increase value, and just…
JohnMAugust 27, 2018
Once again I’m in the middle of a deal where the seller treats accounting like a weak little step-sister. Garbage in-garbage out syndrome, co-mingling businesses,…
JohnMAugust 24, 2018
We were fishing along the shore and came across the campsite of a group of early-teen canoeists who were just waking up and making breakfast.…
JohnMAugust 22, 2018
When working with business buyers and sellers I’ve found those who demonstrate empathy to those on the others side get things moving faster (than those…
JohnMAugust 21, 2018
A little after they opened at 9 am on the Friday before the July 4 weekend I went to get a haircut. I wasn’t the…
JohnMAugust 15, 2018
I don’t know exactly what happened. I don’t know if it happened to a male or female. I do know that my wife nudged me…
JohnMAugust 8, 2018
On June 2, 2018 Jason Zweig’s article in the Wall Street Journal was titled, “The Fanciful Alphabet Soup Companies Use to Fool You.” The premise…
JohnMAugust 6, 2018
When we think of innovation we think of the technology industry, don’t we? We tend to think of disrupters like Amazon, Google, Netflix, and others.…
JohnMAugust 1, 2018
A few months ago the Wall Street Journal’s Business section’s headline was, “China Conglomerate Gets Lifeline.” The sub-headline was, “Government is helping HNA Group right…
JohnMJuly 25, 2018
The May 21, 2018 Wall Street Journal had a special section titled, “C-Suite Strategies.” I found the interview with Hain Celestial (organic foods and teas)…
JohnMJuly 18, 2018
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JohnMJuly 17, 2018
This memo was co-written by Jessica and John based on Jessica’s observations at a recent event. 150 attendees, great presentations, and numerous breakout sessions made…
JohnMJuly 11, 2018
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