Case Study #12: The Right Multiple

Dec 21, 2017 | Case Studies

In 1993 Dennis Hart founded Apex Media Sales (what a great name!). Apex focused on long-form direct response television advertising, in the specific categories of religious and infomercial advertising. Dennis enjoyed the structure of the company. It was a...

Annual Meetings: Not Just for Shareholders

Dec 13, 2017 | General

Most of you may be familiar with the “annual meetings” required by law for corporations. For small businesses these meetings are often virtual and imaginary, a function that’s simply required for corporate compliance.   For others, it’s a real and genuine chance...

Book Club #11: What I Learned from Losing a Million Dollars, by Jim Paul

Nov 22, 2017 | Book Club

From the title, What I Learned from Losing a Million Dollars, you immediately get that Jim Paul has learned his lesson. Not only did he lose a lot of money, but he took the time to write a book explaining to you the personal shortcomings that led to that disaster....

Case Study #11: Be Prepared to Walk

Nov 14, 2017 | Case Studies

Before Jeff Hoffman became a cofounder of the Priceline group of companies, he built Competitive Technologies, which was one of the first business intelligence companies in travel. He’d had a suite of products that would help companies manage and reduce travel...

Book Club #10: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, by Ashlee Vance

Nov 9, 2017 | Book Club

It’s difficult to overstate the importance of Elon Musk in our current time. He’s a combination of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Steve Jobs. He already helped create a company that was the starting gun for what would lead to cryptocurrency (PayPal) and in his spare...