“Cumbee, you don’t know what the heck you’re talking about, my company is worth way more than you're telling me.” Mike (not his real name) was about to tell me what to do with the valuation I prepared for his company, and he used a word other than heck. I could appreciate his frustration. Starting his company during the ‘08-’09 recession, Mike had done everything right to build his business to $9 million a year. He Read More