Posts written by Mason Myers
Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs – Harvard Business Review
In this month’s issue of the Harvard Business Review, there is a nice article by Walter Isaacson titled The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs that is worth reading. As you know, Walter Isaacson is the author of the recent biography titled Steve Jobs and he provides… Continue reading
Business Ownership – Best Time Ever
Business ownership, even with all the struggles and frustrations, can be a wonderful life experience. On top of that, today may be the best time ever to own a small or medium size business, says Scott Strauss of the USA Today. As part of National… Continue reading
Business Growth Strategies – Early Revenue and Profits (even small) are Important
Business Growth Strategies In business growth strategies, two excellent thinkers about business growth suggest driving to revenue, profit, and customers quickly (even if small). These are ideas from Clayton Christensen of the Harvard Business School and author/consultant Ram Charan. In Christensen’s class at Harvard, he taught… Continue reading
Investment Strategy – Sell Fixed Income
Pension Funds Buying Fixed Income As investors and business owners, it is problematic to make decisions for the future with too much of an emphasis on the past. In reading a recent issue of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, they mentioned an eye-popping statistic from the… Continue reading
Competitive Advantage, Company Culture, and Simon Sinek
Competitive Advantage as Company Culture A powerful competitive advantage, even though it is intangible, can be built through a unique company culture. I have seen it in action, and it is powerful. It works particularly well today because many people prefer to work at a company and make purchases… Continue reading
Business Moat – Assessing the Width (To Sell or Not To Sell)
Business Moat Assessing the strength of the moat around your business is the next post in the series, “To Sell Your Business or Not To Sell Your Business — That is the Question“. Simply put, the wider and stronger the moat around your business, the… Continue reading
Business Financial Models – Coca-Cola vs. Wine
As the next post in the series on a Perfect Business, Financially Speaking, I think an anecdote told by Donald Keough in his book “The Ten Commandments of Business Failure” conveys the advantages of having a good business financial model versus the alternative. Mr. Keough… Continue reading
Thoughts on the Berkshire Hathaway Meeting 2012
The Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Below are a few words of advice from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger yesterday at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. Business owners and investors should make a point to attend a Berkshire annual meeting sometime. There are not that many… Continue reading
Berkshire Meeting Week: Circle of Competence
Your “Circle of Competence” is the area that you understand well. For investors and business owners, it is wise to keep your business activities within your Circle of Competence. This should not be a limiting concept — once you focus on something, you begin to see more opportunities… Continue reading
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