got equity?

Once upon a time, in a land far far away, there was a brokerage/M&A firm that got a certain kind of phone call, almost every day… “Please, we have money, millions of shimoleans (the unit of money, of course) and we’re looking to invest in companies. Can’t you help us please…?”
Unless you’re fortunate enough to [...]

not as much a SIC group as a center of gravity

I help entrepreneurs buy and sell companies who’s focus is on new- and social-media.
That’s the short version.  Here’s the fuller story.
Web 2.0 *anything* has been the darling of the popular press for a couple of years now and while it’s frustratingly difficult to pin down, think of all the ways companies are using things like [...]

recasting your company as a ’smart growth’ venture?

For all companies of course, but perhaps even more so for those in the mid-range, finding (and boasting about) one’s uniqueness, one’s ‘distinctive competencies’ is paramount.
Management consultants – at least some of the edgier ones – have been warming to the ideas of how companies can grow in ways that are less brittle to massive [...]

As boomers age, opportunities for business, well … boom

We know it helps calm us, solid evidence exists that it helps lower blood pressure, anecdotal stories suggest it helps us lead more productive lives.  Now, it seems, yoga can actually help us think more clearly.
People who’ve been teaching yoga (almost any flavor) have know about this exercise forever, but now, there’s some medical and [...]