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Loom's Six Strand Weave technique and tools empower you to deliver results which increase your company's value to all stakeholders through organizational relationships. Whether that be partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, alliances, or joint ventures. Choosing the right relationship and the right type of relationship is only the first step. Having tools to manage the relationship to propel you to synergistic success for all involved is the hallmark of a great relationship. Accelerate your company past your competition in the market. Fulfill your organization's mission. Exceed your goals. Learn to weave strong relationships that succeed.

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When to Exit a Failed Merger or Partnership

How long is enough before you press the button to exit on a failed strategic partnership, alliance, merger or acquisition? The best answer is “as soon as possible”. However, most executives wait until the pain of trying to make it work is just too much to bear. That is always too late and the results can be disastrous. Failed partnerships and alliances typically take 18 months to reach this point. Failed mergers and acquisitions, where more money and namesake has been poure

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Startup Moves On - A Space Oddity

The journey of a startup is often described as a space odyssey often ending in disaster and sometimes in exultant triumph. Ten percent of all startups fail within the first year, with a cumulative twenty percent by end of year two and ninety percent failing by end of year five. For those who make it into year six and beyond, only a third of those with VC backing that have made it through a Series C reach a successful exit. Startups who reach an exit are five to ten times

6 days ago2 min read

Back from the Brink; still crossing the chasm

No, this post is not about ancient dragons nor is this a about preventing nuclear war . However, when there is a five-year gap between blog posts, it begs an explanation. Allow me one paragraph as segue and then my explanation follows. Back in the day, I taught networking technology at Kennedy Space Center. I was introducing what was then cutting-edge digital tech to people who had landed men on the moon using mostly analog tech and slide rules. That led me to an adventure

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Startup Moves On - A Space Oddity

Back from the Brink; still crossing the chasm