I totally dropped out of the blogosphere because I started a new company, or should I say, merged two companies into a new one. July 1 was the beginning of a new start up adventure, and since then I have been buried. I am happy to say that, things have settled our quite nicely and we (Ryan, Sawyer & Whitney) are ‘in the groove’. The team has jelled, the accounts are growing and optimism is high. The quality of this team of people is extraordinary. They are one swingin’ group of creatives. After years of working with technology geeks, this is really different, and quite enjoyable.
Invitation to Book Signing
April 23, 2009
You are cordially invited to a book signing for my new book, Pro Excel Financial Modeling Building Models for Technology Startups. Monday April 27 at the Grand Junction Business Incubator from 4:30 to 7:00 PM. Drinks and snacks will be served.
Local Business Consultant Publishes Book
April 14, 2009
Tom Y. Sawyer's New Book
Grand Junction, CO (March 23, 2009) – Apress, a Berkeley, California based publisher, has announced that Pro Excel Financial Modeling: Building Models for Technology Startups will be released and available on Amazon.com on or around April 6, 2009. The book was written by Tom Y. Sawyer, a Grand Junction business consultant and executive coach.
“This is the book that I wish someone had given to me before I started my first technology company,” said Sawyer. “It presents a combination of hard-won lessons learned, strategic thought, and practical advice for the entrepreneur.”
Mr. Sawyer brings his years of experience as a principal architect, leader and strategist for successful businesses together in a practical guide to the mechanics of building a successful financial model. According to Sawyer, a business’s financial model is a key management tool. “My book provides an explanation of the structure, thinking, logic, and the relationship of the financial model,” he said. “Readers will learn how to build the components of the financial model and how to link them to create both operational and financial representations of the startup enterprise.”
Mr. Sawyer’s book is particularly timely and relevant in the current economic conditions, not only for technology startups, but for anyone considering a startup company. Historically, our economy sees a rise in necessity-driven entrepreneurship during times of recession. While this rise in entrepreneurship and innovation tends to be positive for our economy over the long term, startups during times of recession tend to have higher casualty rates and slower growth rates than startups during times of economic growth. Sawyer’s financial models and business framework helps entrepreneurs ask the pertinent questions of themselves, as well as prevent common errors that typically lead to the mortality of a startup company.
On Camera
April 9, 2009I spent almost an hour yesterday in front of a camera creating some clips of myself speaking on various subjects for my website. This is definitley not my natural style. I am not a big self promoter (one of my serious business ‘character defects’). My hope is that potential clients can get a look at me on the website in order to better assess whether they want to work with me…or not. My experience is that most consulting websites don’t tell you much. I am trying to tell you a lot….and I hope that is a good thing for you….and for me.
Decisions, Decisions
April 7, 2009I will start this blog (my first entry) with an explanation and a definition.
First the explanation; this blog is going to talk a lot about decision making. I am a business consultant and coach and my world of consulting and coaching is steeped in decision making. I observe and am often involved in the decisions made by my clients. I am a student of the decision process, a careful observer and a fascinated bystander. We make decisions every moment in an attempt to influence future outcomes and most everyone is familiar with the terms ‘unintended consequences’, and ‘the best-laid plans of mice and men.’
Next, a definition: A Nanocision, (plural Nanocisions), is a small, incremental micro decision. We make Nanocisions every second of the day. Most go unnoticed and are, for the most part, unconscious. We don’t understand nor have the awareness that sequential chains of our nanoncisions are continuously accumulating and are becoming the substantial causes of very real effects. We sometimes ask ourselves. “How did I ever get into this business situation or personal situation?”, or say “I never decided to go this direction or choose this.”
Yes, you did. 
So, in this blog called Nanocisions we will be examining decisions, mostly business decisions and looking at them from a variety of perspectives. It should be interesting.
Nanocision, Nanocisions © Tom Y. Sawyer, 2009.
