For the entrepreneur, due diligence should be early and thorough: at the beginning of capital investment, while building the company, and at the end-game moment of sale. Yes, early and thorough, and not only at the moment of sale. I want to continue our thinking here...
Creative work holds an inherent risk of overwork for underpay (that is, no margin, no profit) if you do not control your client’s behavior in your contract. Say you are proposing to deliver a creative work – perhaps a story bible for an online game, a webisode, a...
Creating wealth for founders and early investors involves careful planning during the formation of your company and your technology. Strategies for both intellectual property design and the development of channel partners for reselling should be considered. The design...
Capital strategy, alternative revenue streams and IP to create that revenue are all topics most early stage CEOs omit when starting their businesses, to their later regret. CEOs know they must raise capital at some point, but they don’t actually engage in the...
Now the venture capitalists want us to rather carefully define our exit strategy, particularly strategic acquisitions: who will acquire our newly emerging companies, and how are we planning our growth to be appealing to these targets? This coming week Tuesday &...
Some CEOs fail because they like to live in survival mode. You should learn to identify these CEOs before you work with them, invest in them, or take any risk with them. They are often charismatic, with a successful history of sales and business development behind...