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Hold Out: Timing is Critical When Selling Companies

They offered him $15 million for his software company, and he said “No.” So they offered him $25 million, and he said “No” again. Finally, they asked him what it would take. “My board will not accept anything less than 3 million shares (worth about $45 million),” he...
How to Use Imposed Deadlines to Your Advantage

How to Use Imposed Deadlines to Your Advantage

“If we only had a little more time, I’m sure we could have reached a deal. We were so close.” I can’t tell you how many times I have heard a variation of this “we were so close” statement. Every time, the speaker sounds sincere. Almost every time, they’re wrong. Why?...
What to do when time and knowledge is short

What to do when time and knowledge is short

“What should I do if I don’t have nearly the same level of factual knowledge as my counterpart – and I just don’t have the time to learn it as it’s super complicated and I have a short deadline in which to respond?” Here’s what I recommend. 1.    ...

Deadline Dynamics and the Healthcare Reform Bill

CNN reported today that Democratic leadership in the House reached a deal with several “Blue Dog” Democrats to allow the Energy and Commerce Committee to resume its debate of the health care bill with a vote expected by the end of the week. The deal also...