Month: January 2025
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3 Things You can Learn from Netflix Q4 Results
What can you learn from Netflix Q4 results? As an SMB owner (and avid student of good investments), the public markets offer an excellent source of lessons and benchmarks for us small-time pikers. Let’s take a look at Netflix Q4 results to find some nuggets of wisdom: Beyond Netflix’s impressive quarter (massive subscriber growth, outstanding…
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A Guide to Your SMB Tech Stack
An SMB tech stack An organized technology “stack” (tech stack) can save dollars and hours when it comes to running your business. A tech stack is simply the collection of software and tools powering your business, and the right collection can: Here’s a list of some categories and recommendations for inexpensive and highly efficient technology:…
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Gross to Net — A Guide to Margins
What’s your margin? Does anyone ask what your margins are or tell you to watch your margins? What does that actually mean? Understanding margin(s) starts with which one you’re looking at. Here are the “big 4” that are worth your time: A “margin” is simply the difference between the price and cost of something. It…
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Top 3 Cash Flow Tactics
How do you define success in your business? To me, it means the ability to take consistent cash distributions from a company. 1) Repurposing prices This tactic could work for both inventory and service based companies. Get creative on pricing. Instead of taking your slow moving inventory and deeply discounting it by 40-50% off, try…