17 Mistakes that Startups make
In 1999 John Osher started Dr. John's SpinBrush to sell a $5 electric toothbrush. In 2001, he sold the company to Procter & Gamble for $475 million. He put together…
You make money when you buy it.
That's an old saw from the real estate industry . . . "you make money when you buy it – not when you sell it." It's a savvy insight that…
“Building a Business”: Vol. 30
The North Bay Business Journal, a publication of the New York Times, is a weekly business newspaper which covers the North Bay area of San Francisco - from the Golden…
Practical Strategies for Turbulent Times
Recently, I organized The Leadership Forum and we held our first event entitled Cash is (still) king: Practical Strategies for Turbulent Times. At that event, I spoke about some of…
Jack Welch and I are still in tune . . . .
There are a lot of voices out there with ideas about how to brave the economic storm, and none more experienced than Jack Welch. During this rainy Saturday, I had…