High Stakes Partners https://highstakespartners.com Mon, 15 Jan 2024 05:24:07 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.9 Innovation – “Are we approaching this critical strategic goal in the wrong way?” https://highstakespartners.com/2024/01/15/innovation-are-we-approaching-this-critical-strategic-goal-in-the-wrong-way/ https://highstakespartners.com/2024/01/15/innovation-are-we-approaching-this-critical-strategic-goal-in-the-wrong-way/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2024 02:53:03 +0000 https://highstakespartners.com/?p=1733 The post Innovation – “Are we approaching this critical strategic goal in the wrong way?” appeared first on High Stakes Partners.

]]> https://highstakespartners.com/2024/01/15/innovation-are-we-approaching-this-critical-strategic-goal-in-the-wrong-way/feed/ 0 My company is worth something, how do I help a buyer know that? https://highstakespartners.com/2022/03/09/my-company-is-worth-something-how-do-i-help-a-buyer-know-that/ https://highstakespartners.com/2022/03/09/my-company-is-worth-something-how-do-i-help-a-buyer-know-that/#respond Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:53:54 +0000 https://highstakespartners.com/?p=1709 I get this question a lot.  I HAD this question a lot!  There are so many factors and special situations,

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]]> https://highstakespartners.com/2022/03/09/my-company-is-worth-something-how-do-i-help-a-buyer-know-that/feed/ 0 How to take money out of your successful defense company. You should! https://highstakespartners.com/2022/02/02/how-to-take-money-out-of-your-successful-defense-company-you-should/ https://highstakespartners.com/2022/02/02/how-to-take-money-out-of-your-successful-defense-company-you-should/#respond Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:37:45 +0000 https://highstakespartners.com/?p=1692 The art of taking money out of your company is a hard one and a question I get asked the

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]]> https://highstakespartners.com/2022/02/02/how-to-take-money-out-of-your-successful-defense-company-you-should/feed/ 0 Ten most read blogs from High Stakes Partners in 2021 https://highstakespartners.com/2021/12/29/ten-most-read-blogs-from-high-stakes-partners-in-2021/ https://highstakespartners.com/2021/12/29/ten-most-read-blogs-from-high-stakes-partners-in-2021/#respond Wed, 29 Dec 2021 22:57:01 +0000 https://highstakespartners.com/?p=1667 2021 was an interesting year.  It was a year we thought we could put 2020 behind us.  We kind of

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]]> https://highstakespartners.com/2021/12/29/ten-most-read-blogs-from-high-stakes-partners-in-2021/feed/ 0 Fostering a culture or appreciation to make your company special https://highstakespartners.com/2021/12/14/fostering-a-culture-or-appreciation-to-make-your-company-special/ https://highstakespartners.com/2021/12/14/fostering-a-culture-or-appreciation-to-make-your-company-special/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:46:43 +0000 https://highstakespartners.com/?p=1649 I talk a lot about the culture and how I equate that primarily with employee engagement.  See my blog on

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]]> https://highstakespartners.com/2021/12/14/fostering-a-culture-or-appreciation-to-make-your-company-special/feed/ 0 Strange Bedfellows: IP Rights and Accounting in SBIR/STTR Grants https://highstakespartners.com/2021/12/09/strange-bedfellows-ip-rights-and-accounting-in-sbir-sttr-grants/ https://highstakespartners.com/2021/12/09/strange-bedfellows-ip-rights-and-accounting-in-sbir-sttr-grants/#respond Thu, 09 Dec 2021 13:36:53 +0000 https://highstakespartners.com/?p=1639 The Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs (referred collectively hereafter as SBIR) directly target

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]]> https://highstakespartners.com/2021/12/09/strange-bedfellows-ip-rights-and-accounting-in-sbir-sttr-grants/feed/ 0 Tales from the World Series of Poker – Playing poker with a potential business partner leads to insight https://highstakespartners.com/2021/11/23/tales-from-the-world-series-of-poker-playing-poker-with-a-potential-business-partner-leads-to-insight/ https://highstakespartners.com/2021/11/23/tales-from-the-world-series-of-poker-playing-poker-with-a-potential-business-partner-leads-to-insight/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:52:55 +0000 https://highstakespartners.com/?p=1622 As I get ready for the start of the next WSOP tournament, I am doing what many others are doing

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]]> https://highstakespartners.com/2021/11/23/tales-from-the-world-series-of-poker-playing-poker-with-a-potential-business-partner-leads-to-insight/feed/ 0 Idle thoughts from the World Series of Poker – Fun Parallels Between Startup Defense Businesses & the Business of Tournament Poker https://highstakespartners.com/2021/11/10/idle-thoughts-from-the-world-series-of-poker-fun-parallels-between-startup-defense-businesses-the-business-of-tournament-poker/ https://highstakespartners.com/2021/11/10/idle-thoughts-from-the-world-series-of-poker-fun-parallels-between-startup-defense-businesses-the-business-of-tournament-poker/#respond Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:44:05 +0000 https://highstakespartners.com/?p=1472 So, I’m out in Vegas this week playing in the World Series of Poker.  I’ve been looking forward to it

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]]> https://highstakespartners.com/2021/11/10/idle-thoughts-from-the-world-series-of-poker-fun-parallels-between-startup-defense-businesses-the-business-of-tournament-poker/feed/ 0 Professionalizing your small defense company’s Accounting and Finance Functions https://highstakespartners.com/2021/10/28/professionalizing-your-small-defense-companys-accounting-and-finance-functions/ https://highstakespartners.com/2021/10/28/professionalizing-your-small-defense-companys-accounting-and-finance-functions/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:28:03 +0000 https://highstakespartners.com/?p=1455 In our continued conversation around professionalizing your defense startup as you grow, we talk about some of the things to

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]]> https://highstakespartners.com/2021/10/28/professionalizing-your-small-defense-companys-accounting-and-finance-functions/feed/ 0 A Practical Approach to IP Protection for Government Contractors https://highstakespartners.com/2021/09/22/a-practical-approach-to-ip-protection-for-government-contractors/ https://highstakespartners.com/2021/09/22/a-practical-approach-to-ip-protection-for-government-contractors/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:21:33 +0000 https://highstakespartners.com/?p=1437 In our continuing series on professionalizing your small defense company as it grows through those initial early steps, we address

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