Sitemap - 2023 - The 21 Hats Morning Report
Family Businesses Do Better Than You Might Think
Can We Count on a Five-Star Review?
A High Profile Case of Embezzlement
It’s Not Too Late to Save on 2023 Taxes
A Lesson in Pricing: The Philly Cheesesteak
Don’t Sign That Lease Without Reading This!
Five A.I. Business Apps Worth Trying
We Need to Go Back to Marketing for Humans
Taking Partners and Raising Capital: What Could Go Wrong?
Are Salespeople Built or Born?
Clients and Taxes and Bears, Oh My!
Is Fast-Food Franchising Broken?
Can You Trust That Five-Star Review?
Start Up, Throw Up, and Grow Up
Ami Kassar Is Trying to Make Himself Dispensable
The I-Hate-Marketing Approach to Marketing
Can You Fire an Employee for Not Returning to the Office?
There’s a Target on the Back of Every Real Estate Brokerage
Engage. Connect. Leave Smarter
Selling a House May Never Be the Same
The Problem with Customer Surveys
They’re Getting Even Crazier in Silicon Valley
The Difference Between In-N-Out and Cameo
Eight Months Without a New Client
Small Businesses Are Getting Caught in the DEI Crossfire
Have We Been Getting Employee Engagement All Wrong?
The Rise and Fall of an ERC Mill
The Most Powerful Person in Pizza
It’s Like Planning Your Own Funeral
How Will We Know We’re in a Recession?
Atlanta Offers an Ominous Warning
I’ve Never Had to Lay Off Anyone Before
The FTC Targets Private Equity
Business Owners Are Feeling More Confident
I Would Have Been a Sub of a Sub of a Sub
Want to Play John Dutton for a Day?
It’s Time to Start Thinking About Next Year
The Temptation of Private Equity
First, Clay Mathile Saved Iams Pet Food
Would You Hire a Former Business Owner?
Welcome to Health Insurance Season
Employers Look to Rein in Those Raises
When Private Equity Comes for Your Industry
Offering Flexible Work Brings Benefits
Have Automakers Pushed Prices Too Far?
The Problem With the Inc. 5000
Getting an SBA Loan Is Getting Easier
AI Is Already Changing Construction
Has the Self-Storage Boom Peaked?
Was the Instant Pot Too Good for Its Own Good?
When an Employee Makes More than the Boss
Have Commercial Real Estate Prices Hit Bottom?
There’s Still Time to Hit Your Numbers
More Labor Regs Are On the Way
Turning Employees Into Millionaires
Are New Hires Ready for the Workplace?
What’s Going to Happen to My Business?
Business Owners Say They’re Burning Out
When Is It Okay to Yell at Employees?
‘The Return of Entrepreneurship in America’
Can You Make a Wrench in America?
When Is It Too Hot to Keep Working?
Why Is It So Hard to Get a Plumber to Call Back?
There Are Ways to Compete with Amazon
The Big Advantage of Patronizing Small Businesses
Another Insurance Company Limits Sales
‘You’re in the Valley of Death’
Did American Express Mislead Business Owners?
Will You Pay for Your Employees’ Commute?
It’s Not Just Venture Capital Fueling Silicon Valley
The Challenge for Growing Businesses
The Billion-Person Focus Group
Twelve Hours a Day, Six Days a Week
A Venture-Backed Ice Cream Chain Tries Again
The Silver Tsunami Is Building
Flexible Workplaces Can Be a Big Advantage for Small Businesses
‘Being Isolated Is Just a Bad Idea’
Employers Say It’s Not About the Degree
Jason Fried’s Advice? Ignore Most Advice
A VC Says It’s Okay to Bootstrap
The Business Case for Higher Wages
‘What Doesn’t Keep Me Up at Night?’
TikTok Is No Longer Just for Kids
Can We Get Some Service Around here?
Big Companies Are Still Raising Prices
Stop Worrying About the Competition
Is This the Right Time to Start a Bank?
The Cost of Capital Is Surging
Saxbys Lets College Students Run the Business
I Didn’t Know It Was Going to Work
The Local Business Ad of the Year
If Amazon and TikTok Had a Baby
‘It’s Been a Very Strange Economy’
Employees Still Expect Raises This Year
Not Sold on ESOPs? There’s a New Alternative
On Amazon, You’re Either Growing or Dying
The Difference Between a Founder and a CEO
One More Reason to Be Wary of Online Reviews
Why Advertisers Are Leaving Pinterest
Today’s Toxic Boss: 'The Emperor is Naked'
‘I Challenge Any of You to Outwork Me. But You Won’t’
‘It’s Going to Take $8 Million in Financing’
Maybe You Should Just Hire Your Waiter
How Much Tech Does It Take to Run a Restaurant?
What We All Pay for Bitcoin Mining
There's Another Problem with Targeted Ads
How Would You Sell a $169 Nut Grinder?
Recession? That’s When You Attack
Even Movers Are Using Influencers
Let’s All Go On Each Other’s Podcasts!
Finding the American Dream on a Chinese App
An Old-School Nursery Goes Digital
Gen Z Is Diving into Real Estate
I Can’t Have a Handle on Everything
Conflicting Signals About Banks
Uber Creates a New Advertising Channel
Take a Breath Before You Try that Big Bank
When It Really Is Go Big or Go Home
Women Are Returning to the Workforce
Turning a Failing Nut Shop into Nuts.com
Kitchen Fees, Sightline Pricing, and Premiumization
Should We Sign That New Lease?
Sell Equity? Or Bet the House?
The Good Thing About Bad Reviews
Breaking $1 Million in Revenue
Coping with HR Issues Without HR Staff
Only Four Spots Left for 21 Hats Live
A Cookie Company Decides to Go Global
Why Did Productivity Surge When Workers Stayed Home?
Engage. Connect. Leave inspired
Why Gen Zers Don’t Think Twice About Job-Hopping
Real Estate Agents Are Looking for Jobs
ESOPs Are Great. But Not for Me
Never Stand In Front Of a 7-Eleven
Applying for a Job at Your Own Business
Designed in Ukraine, Made in China, Named by ChatGPT
When Do You Know You’ve Made It?
Are You Sure You Want to Give Away Equity?
The Value of a Customer’s Mobile Number
How Much Profit Should Your Business Make?
Competing for Instagrammable Moments
Candace Nelson Goes From Cupcakes to Pizza
The New Channel for Consumer Products
The Market for Remote Workers Is Shrinking
Why Isn’t This Product Selling?
Silicon Valley Embraces a New Age of Bossism
I’ve Always Been Afraid to Raise Prices
What ChatGPT Means for Business Owners
I Received Over 40 Job Applications
Searching for Digital Marketing Alternatives
How’s Your Compensation Plan Holding Up?
The Thinking on Layoffs Is Shifting
Another Big Month (and Year) for Jobs
A Warning for Anyone With an EIDL