Picture this....

Let's see...you run a company to make profits.  You are compensated based upon the results you achieve.  Your shareholders see their investment appreciate.  Isn't that the way things are supposed to go?

One of the problems with today's business environment is that too many executives are being compensated for poor performance.  An excellent example is the recent story about a search engine company that went belly up.

The former CEO of the company bought all of the assets of the company out of bankruptcy for $81,000.  This includes its search, classification and content integration technology.  Just two years ago, the company had raised $20 MILLION in a venture capital round.

So, the man responsible for driving the company into bankruptcy benefits by owning all of the assets for pennies on the dollar, and pays the bill with money he received for doing such a miserable job.

We just have to ask - what's wrong with this picture?

Ins and Outs of Restricted Stock

So, you are sitting on a pile of restricted stock.  You need to free up some capital.  Your hands are tied...or are they?

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If at first you don't succeed...

How many times have you seen a television ad the first time and thought “That was pretty good”?  The second time it’s OK, and by the fifth time you have had enough.  But you still see it another twenty times.  That’s repetition.  Why does X10 sell so many cameras?  They have pop-up boxes hitting screens millions of times a week.  So why do companies think that they can send out one email and call it a marketing campaign? 

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Managing Costs

Managing costs is a key job of every businessperson. To do this, you should always track your gross margins, cash flow and operating profit as a percent of revenue over time. When these percentages shrink, particularly if the shrinking is a trend, you could be heading for trouble.

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