Mad Business Lessons to Learn in March

From competition to leadership, many lessons can be learned from participating in sports. March Madness is a particularly unique time where teams are pushed to their limits with stakes get higher and higher. Coaches spend hours reviewing film and strategizing new and...

3 Ways to Recognize & Utilize Internal Synergies

Recognizing synergies can make a remarkable difference for your business. The idea behind synergy is that one plus one no longer equals two, but now equals three or more. You’ll also hear the economic term “economies of scale,” which happens when potential output...

4 Lessons from Warren Buffet on Investing

The Oracle of Omaha and CEO of holding company Berkshire Hathaway has been observed and idolized perhaps more than anyone in the finance community. With an average annual return of 19% over the Treasury rate and a personal sharpe ratio that is higher than all U.S....

Focus On Creating Customer Value

About a year ago I asked the founder of a very successful start-up in Utah how he had positioned his company in comparison to the competition. His response was instructive; he said that they hadn’t focused on the competition much at all, but on the value their...