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T for Team

In my many blogs where I recite the principle, the 5 Ts, I rely initially on my evaluation of companies the Team (T). An industry colleague published a book on short selling, “The Most Dangerous Trade: How Short Sellers Uncover Fraud, Keep Markets Honest, and Make and Lose Billions”, where the author interviewed one short seller, who would long bet against the profiles of the unqualified management teams....

T for Team In my many blogs where I recite the principle, the 5 Ts, I rely initially on my evaluation of companies the Team (T).  An industry colleague published a book on short selling, “The Most Danger…

Met's Magic Flute by Mozart

For any company to survive in the next few years, it has to adopt some form of technology. And the more extensive are the operations and management, the technology pe*******on needs to be pervasive. I recently went to a small store selling curios to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year and the year of the tiger. Two people were manning a large table and I decided to purchase a tiger figurine priced at $12. ...

Metaverse, the new digital disruptor For any company to survive in the next few years, it has to adopt some form of technology. And the more extensive are the operations and management, the technology pe*******on needs to be pervasiv…

An algorithm is defined as “a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.” The key, relevant words here are a set of rules or processes. In other words, how are they defined? In graduate business school, my operations professor tasked us to write a program to graphically reproduce the graphics for any equation that would be imputed. ...

Defective Algorithms An algorithm is defined as “a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.” The key, relevant words here are a set of rules…

In a previous blog, I address the impact that institutional investors have on stock pricing. I further articulate that the quality of the investment banks and legal advisors influence the potential institutional investors prior to the IPO leading to higher long-term stock prices. But can the process be reversible when all early choices were poorly made? A NASDAQ traded company reached out to me with that dilemma – a) third rate financial and legal advisors that packaged the company for the IPO, b) stock continues to trade below $20 a share in spite of the company’s rising profitability, EBITDA, and c) no notable analysts tracking the stock....

Institutional Investors Impact on Stock Values In a previous blog, I address the impact that institutional investors have on stock pricing. I further articulate that the quality of the investment banks and legal advisors influence the potentia…

It seems that the investment audience demands that the founder/entrepreneur provide an “elevator pitch” as the quick screening process. Depending on the situation, the elevator pitch can a true elevator pitch: the time limit provided withing an elevator where the time limit is less than a minute or at group meetings where the presenter is only given less than 4 minutes....

Elevator Pitch Pointers It seems that the investment audience demands that the founder/entrepreneur provide an “elevator pitch” as the quick screening process. Depending on the situation, the elevator pitch can a true ele…

A healthcare CFO whom I have known for some time approached me during a micro-stock conference. Her dilemma was that her company’s stock was trading below $2 and asked me how she could turn around this stock. I then asked her, beyond determining the mechanism of action for her company’s healthcare science, how the company went public. Her answer was through a “reverse merger.” I immediately replied, “you are scr*wed.” That was the summation of my advice....

If your stock is trades below $5 a share, you are scr*wed! A healthcare CFO whom I have known for some time approached me during a micro-stock conference. Her dilemma was that her company’s stock was trading below $2 and asked me how she could turn around…

I had the privilege and experience in participating in a company’s raising capital through an IPO underwritten by a top-tiered investment bank as General Counsel. The first impression I had was the acknowledgement of a playbook/calendar detailing every step, including the roundtable of many meetings with investment bank’s leading investors and institutional funds. I was deeply involved with the S-1 registration which needed the 24/7 participation of the company’s management team, accountants, outside counsels, and the underwriters....

The Many Lies Behind Processes to Raising Capital by IPO I had the privilege and experience in participating in a company’s raising capital through an IPO underwritten by a top-tiered investment bank as General Counsel.  The first impression I had w…