Entries tagged with “landlord”

When You Find Yourself in a Workout Situation

Posted by Dave Broadwin on December 01, 2008
I spoke with Peter Alcock, a long standing client and friend, the other day about the issue that keeps coming up with respect to personal liability, personal guarantees and the like. Peter is particularly well situated to address these issues because in past lives he has had to deal with these issues both as a consultant and as an entrepreneur. Fortunately, in his current life as CEO and owner of Beckwood Services, he doesn’t have to worry about these types of issues. Anyway, I asked Peter if he had only a few pieces of advice to give to an entrepreneur who found himself... More

Surviving the downturn

Posted by Dave Broadwin on November 24, 2008
Since Sequoia's 56 slides of gloom and doom, a lot has been written on surviving the downturn.  Don Dodge has captured 11 items of advice from John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins.  This focus on what you need to do to survive the downturn seems healthy to me because it assumes that you can and, with some grit and determination, will survive the downturn.  And, I think most start-ups will survive.  Having said that, some will experience a lot of pain and find themselves in dire straights.  And, yes, some will get into real trouble.  By real trouble, I mean bankruptcies... More
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