Investopedia defines zombies as “companies that earn just enough money to continue operating and service their debt… Zombie companies have no excess capital to spur growth and are considered close to insolvency.” Here are two articles on zombies:
Continue reading “Zombie companies”Amazon profitability (or lack thereof)
Todd Bishop wrote an article for GeekWire titled Amazon would have posted $1.8 billion operating loss in Q4 2021 if not for Amazon Web Services (February 3, 2022).
Continue reading “Amazon profitability (or lack thereof)”financial and economic data websites
Mike Zaccardi wrote a blog post with a list of financial and economic data links. “When I taught at the University of North Florida, I always sought to arm my finance students with the best tools of the trade… Few things get me more pumped than when I come across an impressive financial website—one that doesn’t charge.”
of 133 publicly traded unicorns in the U.S., 89 had cumulative losses greater than their annual revenues
Jeffrey Funk and Adam Acar wrote an article for Nikkei Asia titled Ride-hailing insanity shows Japan is right to shun startups.
Continue reading “of 133 publicly traded unicorns in the U.S., 89 had cumulative losses greater than their annual revenues”Free Cash Flow and Valuation
Matt Bergman tweeted about the difference between enterprise free cash flow and equity free cash flow.
Continue reading “Free Cash Flow and Valuation”Microsoft Excel for Real Estate
Spencer Burton wrote an article for A.CRE (Adventures in Commercial Real Estate) titled The Definitive Guide to Microsoft Excel for Real Estate.
Continue reading “Microsoft Excel for Real Estate”It’s possible for start ups to have too much capital
Annanth Aravinthan wrote a Twitter thread about starting UBER Eats. “Reflecting at my time at UBER, I do think it’s possible for start ups to have “too much capital”. I personally fell into two traps in retrospect…”
Continue reading “It’s possible for start ups to have too much capital”Financial Analysis for Marketers
Northeastern University marketing professor Bruce Clark wrote an article titled Financial Analysis for Marketers. He includes a diagram titled How We Get to Profit which pulls together all of the components he defines.
SPAC Acquires WeWork
Peter Eavis and Lauren Hirsch wrote an article for the New York Times titled After Failed I.P.O., WeWork Will Go Public Through a Merger.
Continue reading “SPAC Acquires WeWork”Marketing-Finance Alignment
Marketing-Finance Alignment. December 10, 2020. Zoom discussion with Shahin Khan, Doug Garnett, Michael Douglas, Alastair Thomson. Alastair is the author of Cash Flow Surge. Continue reading “Marketing-Finance Alignment”
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