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I was talking with @J_M_Vogt and part of the conversation was about how a lack of familiarity with finance/transaction skills in EtA inhibits qualified people from jumping in.I hate this,

People like to say that an investment should be so easy that you can model it on a napkin, but is a financial model an important tool in deal analysis?

I spent about 6 years working in real estate before becoming an investor/owner of small companies. I've been asked which I liked more and, for me, the answer is small

Most people who buy a business, and nearly all who buy more than 1 company, will need to raise capital.There is a lot of advice available about how to effectively

Buying a business, especially a good one, is hard. But not impossible. And not without risks. Reducing those risks takes a good process, emotional control, discipline, savvy advisors, and relentless

The best company culture I was ever part of was when I worked as a fishmonger during high school and then through college during vacations. The fish market cut no

The CEO search I've been running has concluded with an accepted offer.Here are some statistics:- 6.5 weeks from start-finish (this was fast, got lucky) - 124 applicants sourced from over

Sometimes I wonder who the Mike Milkens of the i-banking world are now, if any even exist...not the criminal part, but the smart,networked,creative person that takes unknown people with no/small

When buying a business, you want actual cash flows to tie to the reported financials of the company. If the actual flows of cash differ materially from the reported numbers,