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Employee terminations: they never get easier
Leadership David Lopez 6/12/24 Leadership David Lopez 6/12/24

Employee terminations: they never get easier

Employee terminations: they never get easier

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Founders Beware: Confirmation bias
Leadership David Lopez 6/6/24 Leadership David Lopez 6/6/24

Founders Beware: Confirmation bias

The financial costs are twofold: the cost of the bad decision plus the cost to undo it.

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A reasonable runway
Leadership, Corporate Finance David Lopez 6/5/24 Leadership, Corporate Finance David Lopez 6/5/24

A reasonable runway

A reasonable runway

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Slow is smooth, smooth is fast
Leadership David Lopez 6/4/24 Leadership David Lopez 6/4/24

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

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Finance is like the brakes of a car
Corporate Finance David Lopez 6/3/24 Corporate Finance David Lopez 6/3/24

Finance is like the brakes of a car

The reason is not very intuitive.

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The very healthy balance between planning and executing
Leadership David Lopez 5/30/24 Leadership David Lopez 5/30/24

The very healthy balance between planning and executing

“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week”.

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Chef Henry: a tale about menus and commitment
Leadership, Tales David Lopez 5/29/24 Leadership, Tales David Lopez 5/29/24

Chef Henry: a tale about menus and commitment

Chef means “boss” in French.

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Leaders: be mindful of Parkinson’s law
Leadership David Lopez 5/28/24 Leadership David Lopez 5/28/24

Leaders: be mindful of Parkinson’s law

“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion” .

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Kayla’s simple decision process
Tactical Finance David Lopez 5/27/24 Tactical Finance David Lopez 5/27/24

Kayla’s simple decision process

You will never regret doing the right thing.

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Discipline will follow
David Lopez 5/24/24 David Lopez 5/24/24

Discipline will follow

Enjoy the ride

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The power of ‘no’
David Lopez 5/23/24 David Lopez 5/23/24

The power of ‘no’

Knowing what to reject is as important as knowing what to accept.

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CEOs and Founders: understand what motivates your team
Notes for CEOs David Lopez 5/22/24 Notes for CEOs David Lopez 5/22/24

CEOs and Founders: understand what motivates your team

Just imagine

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Dear Founders: your message has to be clear
Notes for CEOs David Lopez 5/21/24 Notes for CEOs David Lopez 5/21/24

Dear Founders: your message has to be clear

Empathy is at the core of every successful message.

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What your finance department should make you feel
David Lopez 5/20/24 David Lopez 5/20/24

What your finance department should make you feel

Interactions with finance can be soothing, dreadful, or anything in between.

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You can be profitable and not cash flow positive
Corporate Finance David Lopez 5/18/24 Corporate Finance David Lopez 5/18/24

You can be profitable and not cash flow positive

Being cash flow positive -like many things in life- is all about timing.

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So you want to be a successful founder, executive, or investor?
Corporate Finance David Lopez 5/17/24 Corporate Finance David Lopez 5/17/24

So you want to be a successful founder, executive, or investor?

This one is short and sweet

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Why cash crunches are hard to see
Notes for CEOs, home insights David Lopez 5/16/24 Notes for CEOs, home insights David Lopez 5/16/24

Why cash crunches are hard to see

Cash is the lifeblood of every organization

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What 'financially-sustainable growth' looks like
Notes for CEOs David Lopez 5/14/24 Notes for CEOs David Lopez 5/14/24

What 'financially-sustainable growth' looks like

The era of 'growth at all costs' is gone.

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Founders: Beware of Unchecked Optimism
Notes for CEOs, home insights David Lopez 5/12/24 Notes for CEOs, home insights David Lopez 5/12/24

Founders: Beware of Unchecked Optimism

"... the soothing light at the end of your tunnel was just a freight train coming your way".

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Cash Flow Management 101
Corporate Finance David Lopez 5/12/24 Corporate Finance David Lopez 5/12/24

Cash Flow Management 101

82% of small businesses (including startups) fail due to poor cash flow management

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