Texts and Clicks

Texts and Clicks

I am typing this blog on a desktop computer using my trusty NMB Technologies HI TEK keyboard.  As I write, its loud clicking provides a soothing background buzz, helping me forget the fact that my opposable thumbs did indeed oppose me earlier today while texting from...
Branding Your One Pager

Branding Your One Pager

We live in a branded world.  At every turn, it seems, we are encouraged to build our personal brands.  Social media is awash with the disciples of this new religion.  As a relative outsider looking in, I prefer to leave such matters to the Twitter habitués and...
Working for Equity And Losing

Working for Equity And Losing

Sweat equity, the non-monetary contribution that team members make starting a new business, is often presumed but seldom well calculated.  Founders with substantial shareholdings need not concern themselves, but other team members would be well served to break out...
Founder or Co-Founder

Founder or Co-Founder

Founder or Co-Founder.  These are coveted titles, ones that call to mind famous names like Gates and Allen, or Jobs and Wozniak.  I’ve seen many an entrepreneur obsess over this designation, whether on a website, business card or closing document.   It’s a...
Freshly Rescued?  Maybe Not.

Freshly Rescued? Maybe Not.

The casual reader will look at articles describing Nestle’s recent investment in Freshly and get no further than the intended message:  “The $240 billion global conglomerate has invested in an emerging, US meal-kit delivery startup!”  It’s all...
Small Business Tax Reform is a Misnomer

Small Business Tax Reform is a Misnomer

Small business tax reform.  It’s a popular rallying cry.   “The Washington Examiner” article by Tim Click (below) is one business owner’s reasoned take on the subject.  I may not agree with all the author’s points but to elaborate further...
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