Taking A Company Public: The Art Of War Adapted To Our Market Place
January 11, 2011 by James Scott
Filed under Internet
In the strategies of war, how does a new regional military power or upstart guerrilla troop solidify their position? They identify their adversaries and eliminated them. How is business any different? The truth is the strategies are identical while the actual elimination process differs. War is fought with bombs and guns, economics is fought by crushing an idea or believe system that perpetuates the money machine behind a company, take away the public believe system based on the concept put out by a company and you’ve eliminated their ability to survive.
Pre IPO Investments – Pre IPO Investing – Misty Eyed Dreams of Investment Success
January 8, 2011 by James Scott
Filed under Technology
Keeping ones ears to the tracks, hoping for IPO or Pre IPO involvement to diversify a portfolio just isn’t enough if you are trying to get to the next level of profitability and bang for the buck. Let’s face it a sucker accepts 4% from their local bank and a chump will kneel down before the investment banking giants and beg for inclusion to their ‘insider’ list of HYIP type deals while paying gargantuan commissions and fees that strip the ultimate profitability from the unique transaction they are becoming part of.
Taking Your Company Public: Reverse Merger or S1 Filing
December 26, 2010 by James Scott
Filed under Internet
The dream of taking one’s company public is all too often unrealized when a shell merger or reverse merger concept is used. I say concept because this describes a general tactic as opposed to a strategy personified by a direct registration or S1 filing. Shortcuts have no place in a public offering as it lacks the results sought by entrepreneurs and demanded by investors and shareholders. Shells for mergers are typically dogs infested with microscopic flees, the struggle for volume and investor retention is constant and you’ll never have the full legitimacy of an S1 as the previous owners organizational baggage will constantly hinder your development as a public entity as the weight of skeletons in the closet will always outweigh your efforts, thus eliminating the results of IR and other promotional tactics for stock traction in the marketplace. Going public doesn’t have to be painful, all you need is a game plan and experienced agents working on your behalf. If you’re broke get a loan, don’t attempt a public offering. If your company has a proven concept and solid net revenues then going public may be just the fund-raising tool you’ve been looking for.
The Art of Executive Interrogation: How To Hire The Correct Executive
December 22, 2010 by James Scott
Filed under Insurance
If you are taking your company public, expanding your corporation, doing in house cleanup to get rid of dead weight or just filling a C level or VP level position at your company your hiring method should be clear, concise and strategic. You need to take into consideration every intricacy that the individual being interviewed has to be exposed. You need to pay attention to what is said, not said, gestures, verbal intonations and the overall presence of the individual. Here are a few things to take into consideration when hiring an executive. These are elements outside of the resume.
Global Expansion – Taking A Company Public – Who Should Proceed And Who Should Give It Up
December 10, 2010 by James Scott
Filed under Insurance
If you’re reading this you are most likely contemplating the possibility of going public or taking your public company global for distribution expansion. While your intentions may be in the right place your company may not be in a position for these types of growth.
Taking A Company Public? Find Out What Real Power Is
November 9, 2010 by Eric Murphy
Filed under Business
From one blog maniac to another, I feel that blogging gives us all an opportunity to express our opinions, good and bad, off the cuff and to the masses. I remember getting bad service in a Subway sandwich shop with my family, I sent out a twitter to my group and in 24 hours I received a personal apology from the franchise owner and the corporate office with a hefty supply of free food vouchers that literally lasted us a year. It’s nice to know that we are able to keep companies in check using social media.
Investor Relations, Crisis Management And Corporate Publicity: Propaganda Warfare
October 4, 2010 by James Scott
Filed under Business
I remember in college a professor said that, ‘Any publicity is good publicity’. I took that idea with me and tried to apply it early in my career and found the outcome of that concept to be disastrous for a client who was under the same misguided assumption. What university students don’t realize until it’s too late is that instructors teach because they cannot ‘do’.
Mergers And Acquisitions: A Must Read
July 31, 2010 by James Scott
Filed under Finance
What happens when politicians perpetually fail the people of a nation? What happens when lying, steeling, cheating and other grotesque displays of a primitive mind become mainstream with those who have been elected to govern our nation?
Take Your Company Public: Pros And Cons Of Reverse Mergers & Direct Filings
July 18, 2010 by James Scott
Filed under Business
Now more than ever public shell predators are out in full force taking advantage of CEOs and corporate executives who need to go public in order to gain more influence in the marketplace, raise capital, grow through acquisition and bring on prize executives with share ownership.
Advantages Of Taking Company Public – S1 Filing – Take Company Public
July 14, 2010 by James Scott
Filed under Internet
So many companies claim to have the answers but few do. Many companies will take huge upfront fees but few can fulfill their promises.





