Business Strategy

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.Albert Einstein

Business Plan Review

Measure twice and cut once.

Investor Presentation Review

I would have made this shorter, but I didn't have enough time.Mark Twain

Sales Presentation Review

So, this was all put together by the lowest bidder?Walter Schirra, Apollo Astronaut

Interim Executive

We will either find a way or make one.Hannibal

Executive Mentoring

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.William Shakespeare

Financial Planning, Analysis, and Forecasting

An accountant is an economist with personality.

Impact Analysis

Everybody, sooner or later, sits down to a banquet of consequences.Robert Louis Stevenson

International Strategy

A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.Chinese Proverb

Business Strategy

The method starts by interviewing key people with an understanding of your product or service. Multiple rounds of interviews are usually required, and the topics cover all disciplines – engineering, operations, marketing, sales, finance as well as partners, suppliers, customers and more.

Comics Courtesy T. McCracken

Fundamental questions about the product, the market, and operations are addressed. All options are explored, from “do nothing” through product changes, operational changes, marketing and sales changes, financial re-engineering to acquisition and beyond.

The findings are arrived at by an iterative process that includes close interaction with the principals. This ensures that nothing is overlooked and that there is general buy-in to any recommendations that are made.