Once the top US car rental company, Hertz declared bankruptcy in May 2020. Hertz had a mountain of debt it couldn’t pay and couldn’t get refinance. You may think Hertz is still on the stock market, the company is just…
Want to know how to make your company 1000 times bigger? Well, one company has actually done it, and we can learn from their amazing story. Let’s talk about Deckers. Deckers is a shoe company, they own several popular shoe…
Have you ever wondered why some companies report profits year after year, yet struggle to keep cash in their coffers? This paradox is more common than you might think, and it’s a crucial issue in today’s business world. Many companies…
In 2023, the workspace renter WeWork went bankrupt. The company, once valued at $47 billion, plunged to zero. When investors were excited by WeWork, they saw it as an IT high tech company. Then everyone thought “Nah, it isn’t”, and…
Krispy Kreme is selling donuts. It has a long history, and the iconic donut is loved by Americans as a good old style. The donut is airy and has a thick sugar coating all over it. Since its IPO in…
Meta’s stock crashed in 2022. The sales dropped in 2022 for the first time since it went public. And Meta is heavily investing in the metaverse. The stupid metaverse boom finally collapsed, and the investment makes no money, seems like…
In 2018, Tesla was almost going bankrupt, but then in 2020, the company became profitable, and the stock price increased tenfold. Between 2017 and 2018, Tesla made a massive investment in factories. Elon Musk wanted to make the production “efficient”…
Creating a business moat is your shield against brutal price competition. Without one, you’ll be trapped competing solely on price, forcing you to serve countless clients with razor-thin profit margins while constantly fighting to avoid losses. For small businesses, having…
The Cash Flow Paradox: As Sales Grow, Cash Decreases When sales increase, you might suffer from cash shortages. The more sales, the less cash. Sounds counterintuitive? When sales increase, mainly two cash outflows increase: capital expenditure and working capital. Capital…