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Finishing Well By Paul Hogendoorn What does it mean to “finish well,” and how important is it to do so? That’s a question I have thought about from time to time over the last dozen years, but [...]

You Don’t Always Score from the The Red Zone Getting the final steps of a deal done can be like moving the football down the field at the end of a close game … on the ground … a yard at a [...]

From the Editor Is the cosmos telling us something? In recent years, we have experienced events that have shaken and disrupted supply chains around the world. Fukushima revealed some single [...]

Sound Advice Years ago, when I was debating whether to leave a secure and promising position with a high-tech company to acquire a small (under $1M) wire harness company, I was fortunate to [...]

“Old is Gold” – Lessons learned from TB12 and Superbowl LV by Paul Hogendoorn I confess I am a big Tom Brady fan and was rooting for him to get number seven. Yes, I am in awe of Patrick [...]

The Critical Value of Purposeful Work How do your end up building a motorcycle in your family room? (Its not actually too difficult to explain). My wife and granddaughter have kept me plenty busy [...]

Two Key Components in Optimizing a Deal by Loren Smith Valuation is, of course, the crux of the sale process, and within the valuation are two sometimes overlooked essentials: a detailed forecast [...]

Why Culture Matters Many years ago, as a new owner of a small (under $1 million revenue) wire harness company, I found myself sitting with about a dozen other wire harness manufacturers in the [...]

Does Data Lie? By Paul Hogendoorn Does data lie, or does it always reveal the truth? It’s an interesting question, at an extremely interesting time in world history. Readers of this column are [...]

Technology Adoption Has to Start at the Top – Addressing the Technology Adoption Gap By Paul Hogendoorn It’s been an interesting summer, to say the least. The challenges, solutions and new [...]