The Winning Momentum Podcast with Scott Sinclair

Bud Light Backlash and Branding. Brands are a covenant and they broke that relationship.  

#chatgpt is not beating the market no matter what they’re trying to sell you #stockmarket

Chinese control a lot of Canadian strategic mineral claims and mines.  This is not a bad thing.

In this Episode, in response to several listener questions, I provide my hot takes on the Bed Bath & Beyond Bankruptcy. Observations relevant to the methodology we discuss on this show include: - Bankruptcy does not necessarily mean the end.  It is a tool for debtors to buy some time, raise some financing and facilitate a restructuring, sale or liquidation. - There is a priority order to stake...

In this Episode, I present a layered approach to help anyone think about due diligence.   Due diligence is a process that is typically used in business or legal contexts to evaluate and investigate a particular situation, opportunity, or risk.   Many people think of due diligence as an exercise in finding what’s wrong with a deal so they can reject it.  They are searching for red flags. Instead, t...

In this Episode, we respond to a listener question on Chief Restructuring Officers (CROs).  Specifically, what is a CRO, what are its roles and duties, and how can a young professional succeed in this business. The Episode covers: • the needs of a troubled business • how a CRO can help • when and how a CRO is appointed • specific duties of a CRO • required skills • things to learn for success TheS...

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was America’s 16th-largest bank with $175 billion in deposits.  Last Friday customers tried to withdraw $42 billion, a quarter of all deposits, in a 21st century bank run.  The FDIC stepped in and closed the bank.  All of that happened in 2 days - the bank is now gone and equity holders have probably lost everything. In this Episode we discuss: • The background leading up...

In this Episode we talk with Peter Siegel, a real estate owner, investor, manager, entrepreneur, author, and business leader that has been investing in real estate for three decades and has a well-established infrastructure for property management, construction, and investor relations.  After years of partnering with friends and family, Peter created Siegel Capital so that multifamily real estate...

In this Episode, I respond to listener questions from last week.  Topics covered: - What are strategic investors - How to find a strategic investor - the M&A process - Is value always financial - What is the discounted value of a trillion dollars 20 years from now - Synergies TheScottSinclair.com

Searching for a strategic investor? Think of similar distribution, customers, competitors, suppliers.

Strategic Investors are an important bit over looked financing source for business

In this Episode we discuss some lessons for companies raising capital and for investors interested in private business investments.   The lessons are based on actual pitches received and the valuation and structure problems that prevent a deal. ·      Strategic purchasers vs. financial purchasers ·      Strategic purchaser premiums ·      Sophisticated investors vs. retail ·      Series Financing...

This Episode is a conversation with Kevin Waldbillig.   Kevin is a past guest on show and is a Registered Psychotherapist, dealing with mental health and counseling, and a career coaching specialist in private practice in The Greater Toronto area since 2012.   Kevin has had the opportunity in his career to help assess, coach and help find creative solutions for over a thousand clients in a variety...

Increasing value-tip 4. Deliver 100% of the company to a purchaser. Have a shareholders’ agreement.

Financing is always a limiting factor on the sale price of a business. Use earnouts and VTB financing

If you can’t go on vacation for 3 months, your business may be worth a lot less than you think.

Growth has a HUGE impact on the value of a business. Reinvest for sustainable growth

If you own a private business, it is a significant, yet unrealized, part of your net worth.   Understanding the fundamentals of business valuation can help you develop strategies to increase the value of your business.  Only 2% of new businesses create intergenerational wealth.  Improve your odds with these tips. This Episode provides some basics on business valuation and suggests 5 strategies to...

Valuation multiples are inversely related to risk. Reduce risk, value increases. Here are some tips.

Did you make New Year’s Resolutions?  Do you expect to keep them? This Episode provides a frame for creating lasting change. 1. Start with an AIM; a value; a direction. 2. Design a system to move in that direction.  In other words, do something different. 3. Use a goal as an objective possible outcome to measure the effectiveness of the system. 4. Understand the habit loop and the need for a valua...

How to create lasting positive change. There are 4 steps.  Podcast Dropping in Morning

Motivate behaviors of any individual or group of people by attacking the habit loop.

A framework for how to think about private company investments. For the investor and investee

Don’t think of NY resolutions as hard goals. Think of them as a renewed sense of purpose and aim.

What is the most exciting and potentially life changing story of the past few days / weeks?   Could it be the turnaround of Twitter? The collapse of FTX into possibly the largest fraud of all time?   How about the US solving fusion energy?   Or how about artificial intelligence?  In this Episode, I play around with the new ChatGPT, a prototype artificial intelligence chatbot developed in 2022 by O...