I’ve spent the last week or so working with a friend doing research into an online company. Early in the process we mapped out the issues that needed addressed and the basic criteria that we’d need to confirm before making the offer. The initial research has shown a good company that has plenty of room […]
Planning and Managing So Many Areas
I’m finding it difficult to keep all my thoughts organized concerning New Co. At this moment, I’m working on financial valuations, the business plan, due diligence, and investigating technology platforms. The process of deciding what’s the most immediate need is getting easier but still seems chaotic. The last three days have provided a lot of […]
Toy Co Update
My trip to Arkansas with my partner (also named Al by the way) was very successful. Al and I spent two days going through all the old inventory for the company. I’m currently keying in the raw data. My gut tells me that we’ve documented about 60-70% of the existing materials. Al’s heading back to […]
Back to It
This afternoon is the first time I’ve spent more than an hour working on ToyCo in the last two weeks. My hiatus didn’t occur because of a lack of desire but merely from a lack of time. I had to spend more time in the Mountain State than originally anticipated, which took most of my […]
Depressing Aha Moments
I just had a pretty serious aha moment while emptying the dishwasher. How do those glasses get so clean? No, that wasn’t it. The aha moment concerns my little business plan and a giant question mark that has haunted me over the last few days. The giant question: so, how many people do we think […]
