Alun Thomas shares ten key thoughts on management and the business of business to put your mind in the right place for Monday. The practice of management and the business of business are far too complex to be reduced to a list of bullet points. Like any activity involving humans, there are contradictions. There are no “right” solutions for all time and all situations. Nonetheless, long practice, combined with many observations of things done well and of things done not…

Sanjay Gandhi shares an article on the risks and benefits of early founder liquidity. ‘If a company has reached a level of success…and you believe the company has potential to break out …then you should let founders take money off the table. It’s that simple. Only then are you truly aligned.’ – Mark Suster Over the last several years we have seen a boom in the number of secondary transactions in the startup community, both one-offs and on platforms. A…

Ian Mombru shares six takeaways on selling your business to a Chinese buyer.  Earlier this week, ChemChina’s US$44bn acquisition of Syngenta, the largest ever by a Chinese buyer, took a major step towards completion, securing clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS).  The transaction helped propel the first half of 2016 to an all time record of US$121bn of cross-border deals by Chinese companies, more than the full year total for all prior years. This trend…