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Case Study #9: Fishing Trips

Case Study #9: Fishing Trips

Sep 25, 2017 | Case Studies

John Bowen was the CEO of Reinhardt Werba Bowen (RWB), a financial services company that was acquired by Assante Capital in 1998 for $25M. While the exit was ultimately a happy one, it started inauspiciously. Why? Because John was the object of a “fishing trip” from a...
Book Club #8: Anything you Want, by Derek Sivers

Book Club #8: Anything you Want, by Derek Sivers

Sep 15, 2017 | Book Club

Derek Sivers sold his company, CD Baby, for $22M. For years he’d made tens of millions of dollars for independent musicians by giving them a platform by which they could sell to their fans. Some time after, he wrote a very short book about the experience,...
Case Study #8: What’s Your Sweat Equity Worth?

Case Study #8: What’s Your Sweat Equity Worth?

Sep 10, 2017 | Case Studies

Dr. Phil Carson (a different Dr. Phil than the one most people know) is the owner of Carson Natural Health. Before he began that business, he helped create a pharmacy business. He didn’t have anything to invest in that pharmacy business as he’d been wiped out in...