Tom Mohr
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106 Stories by Tom Mohr
For the fundable entrepreneur and company, there is an investor at every company stage. If you are the CEO, when it comes time to...
An investor must consider two key factors when assessing an investment: opportunity and traction. Opportunity points to the company’s potential; it includes the team, the product vision,...
Entrepreneurship is woven into the fabric of America. 30 million small businesses operate in the US.¹ Each year, about 800,000 startups join their ranks.²...
Cash is fuel. As a tech company CEO, you need cash to scale. Most small businesses in the United States generate cash from...
It was the arrival of two top executives that put you on the jetway towards IPO. In the wake of Pat Jansen’s tumultuous departure,...
In the past three months, the temperature climbed steadily in weekly exec group meetings. You and the executive group were frogs in a pot...
In the fourteen months after acquiring Weblastic, integration with SparkLight Digital proved difficult. Talk about oil and water. The two cultures couldn’t be more...
With a big smile and wave, Aiden McPhee walked through French Laundry to your corner table. You put down your glass of 2010 Silver...
SparkAction CRM crossed 4,000 dealer stores in June, punctuated by the re-signing of the 130-store McBride Auto Group. One year on DealerGasket’s CRM...
The McBride debacle was a galvanizing moment. To lose a 130-store deal — the largest auto dealer in the country — because SparkLight Digital couldn’t launch stores...
Sometimes you really can grow too fast. Victor was at his desk when he received the RFP from McBride Auto Group, the largest dealer...