The Map of U.S. Employment
A majority of the 120m U.S. employees work at large firms. True or False? Depends on how you define large. If Large = 100 employees or more then Yes, 65.1% of employees work at large firms If Large = 500 employees or more then Yes, 50.6% of employees work at large...
Raising Money – Exceptional Preparation
The odds are stacked against you. You knew that. Even for serial entrepreneurs like Dharmesh Shah (founder of HubPpot) who despite compelling evidence struggled to raise angel money after his fist big hit. At a recent Founder Dialogues event he explained that he had...
Practice Makes Perfect – 3 Skills of Practiced Acquirers
Practiced acquirers like Google, ITW, Oracle, EMC, who have closed dozens of deals get really good at three things: What questions to ask the target. How to listen and understand the answers. How to integrate targets effectively. Less practiced acquirers can shortcut...
A New Role for the Finance Team
These days a finance department is a metrics department. What gets measured gets done. There needs to be much more clarity around whose job it is to take action when ratios are going the wrong way. There needs to be more visual cues in our dashboards, reports and...Operational Excellence For Exits
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