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CEO Exit Strategy Tips From One Of The Top 40 Under 40

Wind Mobile founder Anthony Lacavera has started 12 businesses, six of which he has exited. His exits have ranged in value from the $6 million he got for one of his recent start-ups to $1.3 billion when he sold Wind Mobile. He did it by following two key CEO Exit Strategy tips. •           Understand what kind of company you are running Lacavera has owned hyper-growth unicorns and lifestyle businesses and urges entrepreneurs to be clear about their long-term prospects. Lacavera started a business supplying hotels with internet access and understood the company would be a good cash generator, but would never sell for a mint. He ran the business for almost two decades and used the cash it generated to fund various other ventures. Recently, he finally sold the business, which was generating $1.5 million in pre-tax profit, for $8 million—a relatively modest 5 times earnings, which was fine by Lacavera, because it had served its purpose of funding other companies along the way. •           ...

Do You Want to Learn CEO Succession Planning Best Practices?

Did you know the ideal timeline for succession planning is 5 years? It is possible though for the unexpected to happen and if/when it does, a  ceo succession planning best practices is to have a game plan i.e. a succession plan  all lined up and ready to go to ensure continued success with your business. Take a look at the CEO Succession Planning  timeline here: THE SUSTAINING PHASE Begin this phase 2-3 years in advance. The executives are preparing to thrive under the new leadership; Right Mindset, Future Outlook, Organization's Sustainability, Updated Strategic Plan, Executive Team Assessment, and Internal Team Candidates. THE TRANSITIONING PHASE Begin this phase 6-12 months before the leadership transition and consider overlapping with the Sustaining Phase. The organization embarks on the executive search process for the successors that may include board members, management team, and executives. Extensive work is done with transition planning. THE ONBOARDING & SUPPORT PHASE...

"Becoming part of the Playrix family is a great honor for Cateia Games," said Cateia co-founder Dejan Radic.

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Free-to-play mobile developer Playrix has acquired Croatian studio Cateia Games for an undisclosed amount. Based in Zagreb, Cateia boasts a staff of 40 and mainly develops time management sims and point-and-click adventure games for PC and Mac. The studio has been rebranded as Playrix Croatia, and has begun development on a new free-to-play mobile game, "Becoming part of the Playrix family is a great honor for Cateia Games," said Cateia co-founder Dejan Radic. "We are one of the oldest studios in Croatia, so this is the start of a new and exciting era for our team as well as a great opportunity for the local gaming scene to grow and prosper." Playrix co-founder Dmitry Bukham said: "The talent of the Cateia Games team combined with our resources and expertise gives Playrix Croatia significant opportunities to create a new mobile hit for millions of players around the world."

Enthusiastic Blogging - Some Pointers For Blog Writers And Writers

I'll reach to state that lots of organizations do NOT need to blog. Sure, they could, and they might gain from it, but please let's not have any of that rhetoric that all companies need to start blogging soon or they'll go the way of the dodo-- extinct. Just not real-- although MANY companies can gain from blogging. In addition to lending Kindle eBooks, you can also send them as presents! This is another cool way to offer digital copies of your eBooks to friends, family, reviewers or for any function you can think of. Just go to the product page for the eBook on Amazon, and click the "Offer as present" button instead of the "Purchase now" button. Being an affiliate, writer blogs or articles and being a network marketer are just some of the alternatives for those who desire to have a house based service utilizing the computer system. Putting up an auction website or merely offering specific items can also assist. With the economy the way it is today, ever...