by Brittain Ladd | Mar 25, 2023 | Newsletter, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
The topic of banking has been in the news due to the collapse and subsequent bailout of Silicon Valley Bank. Two of the nation’s top economic policymakers said they were focused on determining how the failure of Silicon Valley Bank had happened and suggested changes...
by Brittain Ladd | Oct 23, 2022 | Newsletter, No Retreat, No Surrender
Ernest Hemingway wrote, “Every man has two deaths, when he is buried in the ground and the last time someone says his name. In some ways men can be immortal.” How very true. Today, October 23, 2022, is the 39th anniversary of the deadly terror attack...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 25, 2022 | Food & Drink, Newsletter, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Retailers fail or succeed for one reason – the ability of their CEO to do their job. I can make the argument that Walmart is doing very well as a company thanks to the leadership of their CEO, Doug McMillon. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that I...
by Brittain Ladd | Aug 16, 2022 | Newsletter, No Retreat, No Surrender
Say the name Adam Neumann or WeWork, and most people will have an opinion on both. For much of 2019, Neumann and WeWork were constantly in the news for both good and bad reasons. Neumann made headlines for his behavior which included walking around New York City...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 26, 2022 | Newsletter, No Retreat, No Surrender
Being an entrepreneur is hard. I know entrepreneurs who have never been successful. I know other entrepreneurs who have become fabulously wealthy. There is also what I refer to as the cult of the celebrity CEO. The poster child is Marc Lore. I like Marc. I had the...
by Brittain Ladd | May 30, 2022 | Delivery, Newsletter, No Retreat, No Surrender
I love doing research. I always have. One of the topics that I enjoy researching the most is business. Beginning in 2020, I began to notice something interesting – companies were being funded and launched that didn’t offer value in my opinion, instead,...
