Seasoned small-cap fund managers are forensic observers: they parse everything they read and hear. Many have learned that small-caps are risky enough … [Read more...]
Why Today’s Founder CEOs Should Google… Google
Lore has it that when Google cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page raised some $25 million from venture capital icons Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia … [Read more...]
Book Review: “Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat?”
We all know the names: Target, Equifax, Sony, Yahoo, Marriott. If you were directly affected by those cyber breaches, you might even remember where … [Read more...]
Three Examples from ‘18 of How Better-Governed Companies Make More Money
At the end of every year, I try to pass along to CEOs some of the best examples I came across from the preceding 12 months – examples of how and why … [Read more...]
Understand Who Should Be on Your Board? “I Don’t Think You Do…”
A memorable moment from the iconic television show, Seinfeld: Agent : I'm sorry, we have no mid-size available at the moment. Jerry : I don't … [Read more...]
An Interview: Board Recruiter Takes on Middle-Market Challenges
Beth Stewart is the founder and CEO of Trewstar Corporate Board Services, a search firm dedicated to corporate board recruitment for high-growth … [Read more...]
The Transition from Large-Cap to Small-Cap Boardrooms Can Be a Rocky One
Experienced small-cap investors are often circumspect when large-cap officers and directors join the board of a small-cap company. Precedent suggests … [Read more...]
The Small-Cap Communication Conundrum
Effective communication is about two things: knowing your audience and making sure your message is tailored to that audience. If you get one of those … [Read more...]
There’s Only One Good Way to Deliver Bad News
Predicting the future is a fool’s errand. But I can say with 100 percent certainty that 50 years from now, small-cap companies will continue to issue … [Read more...]
Data Tell the Story of Small-Cap M&A
I recently had dinner with a public company CEO and one of his board members. Among other things, they wanted my thoughts on how their new “roll-up” … [Read more...]
