Company Financing
NDA Imposed Writer’s Block Lifted
This morning our capital investment partner, McCarthy Capital Corporation, formally released the annoucement of their investment in our future growth. Many people have written about how “painful” this process can be, and it is certainly a lot of work, but it was (and continues to be) an awesome learning experience. Now that I am free [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Options, Leverage, and Focus in the Startup
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
– “The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost
Whenever you’re faced with multiple paths forward, choose the most difficult one. It is almost always the right one.
– Thomas Cannon (my first boss)
I’ve worked for some great leaders in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Imprecise Precision and Company Valuation
My Eagles aren’t so good this year, and I’m the kind of sports fan who ties my emotions pretty tightly to the fate of my team (at least until the last whistle blows and I go back to being my kids’ dad). I don’t get loud or violent when my team stinks, but I do [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )How should we fund the growth of our company?
In an ideal world, my great aunt twice removed on my father’s side would have left me a nice parting gift of $20M on her way to meet St. Peter. Of course, if she’d done this I might have been too busy attempting to become King of the Mountain in Aspen or, if Lori had her way, opening a string [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Why?
My daughter turns 3 next week, and my son is not quite 4 1/2. Lori and I hear, “Why?” a lot. One of the many things I love about Lori is that she never seems to get tired of trying her best to answer each “Why?” So, why am I writing this blog?
We’ve (my business [...]
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