eFishery Fiasco: It’s Nothing New (So Don’t Panic) + 3 Things to Note

January 2025

The same good friend has been flooding me with eFishery articles, wondering if this region is still attractive for investment

But, this isn’t new

Here are some selected predecessors from around the world:
(ask your favorite AI for more less-famous cases)

3 angles to consider when you want to evaluate your company's performance

December 2024

I recently had a discussion with friends on how to evaluate their company’s performance. Which companies to benchmark with. Where to find the data points. And so on.

There’s a few interesting things I think are worth discussed here…

1. Your peers

CFO/COO and Tech

November 2024

I personally think it’s very important that a CFO or COO understands basic tech concepts.

As someone with no tech background, I think of a company's IT infrastructure as building a city.

The best city is built with “a vision” (goals and business plans) that considers how things will operate immediately…

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6 Ways around Balance Sheet to Spot Problems in Startup

October 2024

A good friend once asked me: “What do you look at to quickly spot problems in a startup?”

I told him: "Balance sheet"

Balance sheets don’t get the same love as the P&L. They're harder to prepare and even harder to interpret, but they carry all the karma of your past decisions.