Why I Don’t Chase Scale Anymore
For years, I believed scale was the goal. More revenue, more customers, more everything. Today, I see it differently. Not anti-growth but far more selective about when scale actually makes sense.
Life After the Exit (4 Years In)
Four years after selling my company, I reflect on life after the exit for founders – the relief, the drift, the fading relevance, and the clarity that only time makes visible.
How to Productize Your Expertise Into a Scalable Business
I started as a high-paid SAP consultant selling hours. By productizing my expertise, I built a SaaS company, scaled it, and exited. Here’s the playbook.
Building an AI-First Company: Why We Start With Automation, Not Headcount
At TomcoCapital, we don’t just talk about AI – we run every portfolio company as AI-first. Here’s what that actually looks like, why it works, and how you can do the same to future-proof your business.
How I Built a Top-Notch Team for a Small, Unknown Company
Learn how Thomas Michael hired top-notch talent for his small, unknown company using three key principles. Discover effective hiring strategies to build an exceptional team.
Well, well, well – Look who is working together again
Claire shares what’s been going on at the lab at Tomco Capital over the last 3 months.
Buy an Existing Business or Build Your Own?
Should you buy an existing business? Or build your own? Not an easy choice…here’s what I think.
I Stopped Looking – And Started Designing
After selling my company, I explored buying another business and quickly realized that inheriting someone else’s unfinished systems wasn’t the future I wanted.
This is not working
Going through the due diligence period for about 12 companies and this has not been working out ok.
Yikes! I sold my company – now what?
Yikes! I sold my business of 20+ years. Now what? Join me on my next journey as an entrepreneur.