Tag Archives: Competitive Advantage
Network of Experts to Support Greybull Companies
“There are always more smart people outside your company than inside your company.” We are utilizing this idea in our strategy to assist our portfolio companies in Greybull Stewardship. Network of Experts As we think about the future of Greybull, we have been thinking about… Continue reading
Cheers to the Greybull All-Star Management Teams and CEOs
I love the companies Greybull Stewardship has invested with and I love working with the all-star management teams running those businesses. As we turn the corner into 2016, those are my overwhelming thoughts and feelings. Greybull All-Star Management Teams Here are some of the reasons why:… Continue reading
The Mirage and False Hope of an “Exit Strategy”
At best, an exit strategy becomes overrated and a waste of breath. At worst, an exit strategy becomes a destructive mirage of certainty and false hope. I realize that it is conventional wisdom for every entrepreneur to specify their exit strategy. I have even heard… Continue reading
A Business Strategy to Capture More Value
The best entrepreneurs and business owners know that capturing value, not just creating value, is critical to success. The phrase “capturing value” is not meant to convey a zero-sum concept of one person capturing what another person loses. It is a way of saying that… Continue reading
Simple Strategy Lessons: Better before cheaper. Revenue before costs.
Sometimes the best ideas and best advice are the most simple. When I read the following article a while back, I loved it. And believed it. And continue to believe it. Michael Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed from Deloitte Consulting performed a study that began with 25,000 companies… Continue reading
Resilient Companies Balance Continuity with Shock Absorption
Time can be an overlooked element in business. Time can be an enemy, and time can be a friend. Understanding the impact of time on your business separates the best business minds from the rest. Time affects the pace of change for components of your business, your… Continue reading
Wonderful Competitive Advantage Through A Unique Distribution Channel
Sustainable competitive advantage — a goal which will be always sought and ever elusive in business. It is difficult to define. Yet, we often know it when we see it. People attempt to draw-up lists in an effort to understand and remember the types of… Continue reading
Sign Up
RSS Feed