Comments for M&A ++ http://dealmakerblog.com Official Bay Capital blog on all things M&A, capital raising, and technology. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:29:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 Comment on Corporate Culture by Tom Rausch http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=27#comment-2088 Tom Rausch Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:13:50 +0000 http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=27#comment-2088 OK, that nearly ruined a good song for me forever. That said, I am dovoting the rest of my working career to improving corporate culture, with a specialty in helping merging companies succeed. With up to 70% of mergers failing to meet expectations, cultural due-diligence and cultural integration is essential. The field of study is much further along and more sophisticated than the silly motivational attempt showcased here. For anyone interested in how to turn culture into a competitive advantage (even without shared ownership), I invite you to visit our website and read some case studies. http://www.leadershipbeyondlimits.com OK, that nearly ruined a good song for me forever.

That said, I am dovoting the rest of my working career to improving corporate culture, with a specialty in helping merging companies succeed. With up to 70% of mergers failing to meet expectations, cultural due-diligence and cultural integration is essential.

The field of study is much further along and more sophisticated than the silly motivational attempt showcased here. For anyone interested in how to turn culture into a competitive advantage (even without shared ownership), I invite you to visit our website and read some case studies. http://www.leadershipbeyondlimits.com

]]> Comment on New York, NY by Alan S Michaels http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=35#comment-100 Alan S Michaels Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:13:48 +0000 http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=35#comment-100 John, Welcome to New York, assuming you now live here and you did open the New York City branch. When you advise businesses in strategic planning.... can you please expand on the external information sources that you and others in your industry use, excluding annual reports and 10k-type financial information; and, in general, how satisfied is the M&A community with easy access of strategically relevant information beyond just the numbers? Thanks John,

Welcome to New York, assuming you now live here and you did open the New York City branch.

When you advise businesses in strategic planning…. can you please expand on the external information sources that you and others in your industry use, excluding annual reports and 10k-type financial information; and, in general, how satisfied is the M&A community with easy access of strategically relevant information beyond just the numbers? Thanks

]]> Comment on Why Risk It? by Danny http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=24#comment-45 Danny Tue, 08 May 2007 13:06:13 +0000 http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=24#comment-45 great topic the problem with startups is one of holding an unlisted, illiquid pinksheet and then having to tell bay capital that you're selling a blue chip great topic

the problem with startups is one of holding an unlisted, illiquid pinksheet and then having to tell bay capital that you’re selling a blue chip

]]> Comment on Corporate Culture by Z.Z. Bachman http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=27#comment-44 Z.Z. Bachman Fri, 04 May 2007 23:25:01 +0000 http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=27#comment-44 Interesting video.... folks reading this should be aware this sort of thing is more typical than not at major corps. Senior execs call it "rallying the troops"... it's a feel good thing that lasts about as long as the song itself. The minute these folks are at the bar after the formal meeting they are back to bitching what REALLY bugs them on the DAY TO DAY experiences back in the REAL culture "on the job" or in the workplace.... Nice blog by the way.... you are giving me some ideas for my News and Satire site... For your readers... sarcasm is welcome... we thrive on it :) ___________________________________ ZZ Bachman / <a href="http://zardozz.com/zz/" rel="nofollow">ZardozZ News & Satire Portal</a> Have a Blog? Ring Surf it @ <a href="http://zardozz.com/openring.htm" rel="nofollow">ZZ OpenRing</a> Interesting video…. folks reading this should be aware this sort of thing is more typical than not at major corps.

Senior execs call it “rallying the troops”… it’s a feel good thing that lasts about as long as the song itself. The minute these folks are at the bar after the formal meeting they are back to bitching what REALLY bugs them on the DAY TO DAY experiences back in the REAL culture “on the job” or in the workplace….

Nice blog by the way…. you are giving me some ideas for my News and Satire site… For your readers… sarcasm is welcome… we thrive on it :)

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]]> Comment on Best Available Athlete by Nancy http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=18#comment-43 Nancy Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:18:59 +0000 http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=18#comment-43 I use job descriptions to help when I'm conducting a search, but I'd much rather have a client that is very open to looking at the problem that needs to be solved, not the perceived title that needs to be filled. Start-ups are usually much better at this than mature companies. Less org chart, more drive to get it done. So yes, I would call it Best Athlete to solve the business need AND can grow with the company. I use job descriptions to help when I’m conducting a search, but I’d much rather have a client that is very open to looking at the problem that needs to be solved, not the perceived title that needs to be filled.

Start-ups are usually much better at this than mature companies. Less org chart, more drive to get it done.

So yes, I would call it Best Athlete to solve the business need AND can grow with the company.

]]> Comment on Corporate Culture by chris http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=27#comment-42 chris Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:07:30 +0000 http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=27#comment-42 I hate you for posting that video. It was so horrible and painful to watch, but I couldn't tear myself away. I hate you for posting that video. It was so horrible and painful to watch, but I couldn’t tear myself away.

]]> Comment on Corporate Culture by JBIV http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=27#comment-38 JBIV Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:05:19 +0000 http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=27#comment-38 Sandra, Thanks for the comment. That's a great point regarding employee ownership. Feeling a part of the whole can have such a dramatic effect on the perspective one has of their role and importance. Do you receive short term benefits associated with your ownership (ie. quarterly bonuses, control of schedule) or are benefits allocated annually? John Sandra,
Thanks for the comment. That’s a great point regarding employee ownership. Feeling a part of the whole can have such a dramatic effect on the perspective one has of their role and importance.

Do you receive short term benefits associated with your ownership (ie. quarterly bonuses, control of schedule) or are benefits allocated annually?

John

]]> Comment on Corporate Culture by Sandra Garcia http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=27#comment-37 Sandra Garcia Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:00:12 +0000 http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=27#comment-37 I wonder why companies spend money creating sad, fake enthusiasm??? That is the most contrived video you could create. Do they really believe people are going to buy that? I work at a large manufacturing company, we spend very little time worrying about the culture. Employees all share in the ownership of the company and that provides all the incentive I need to stay focused. I wonder why companies spend money creating sad, fake enthusiasm??? That is the most contrived video you could create. Do they really believe people are going to buy that?

I work at a large manufacturing company, we spend very little time worrying about the culture. Employees all share in the ownership of the company and that provides all the incentive I need to stay focused.

]]> Comment on The Disclosure Dilemma by JBIV http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=21#comment-36 JBIV Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:46:25 +0000 http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=21#comment-36 Dierk, Good question; NDAs are "legally" enforceable but practically speaking have been difficult and expensive to enforce. Their continued use is prudent, as massive losses due to breaches of an NDA will be worth the legal effort. There are several issues with legal action around NDAs. It is difficult to prove that the other party has in fact disclosed information and how much. It is also important to prove that the information disclosed is in fact a "secret". Firmer NDAs, even if signed still deal with these fundamental issues. Hope that helps! John Dierk,

Good question; NDAs are “legally” enforceable but practically speaking have been difficult and expensive to enforce. Their continued use is prudent, as massive losses due to breaches of an NDA will be worth the legal effort. There are several issues with legal action around NDAs. It is difficult to prove that the other party has in fact disclosed information and how much. It is also important to prove that the information disclosed is in fact a “secret”.

Firmer NDAs, even if signed still deal with these fundamental issues. Hope that helps!

John

]]> Comment on The Disclosure Dilemma by Dierk Samuelson http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=21#comment-35 Dierk Samuelson Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:30:05 +0000 http://dealmakerblog.com/?p=21#comment-35 John, Is there a way to use a more firm non-disclosure to better enforce the confidentiality of the disclosure? If they are so difficult to enforce, why does everyone still use them? Thanks, Dierk John,

Is there a way to use a more firm non-disclosure to better enforce the confidentiality of the disclosure? If they are so difficult to enforce, why does everyone still use them?

Thanks,
Dierk

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