Articles
Articles by Scott Zack
On starting, running, and buying companies in Michigan.
What I Look For Before Creek Equity Buys a Company
The checklist is short. The discipline is in running it every time, especially when I already like the business.
02Lessons From Ohio State Basketball That I Still Use in Business
Film sessions, sitting the bench, and playing a role: what wearing number 34 for the Buckeyes taught me about running companies.
03Why Creek Equity Holds Companies for the Long Term
We invest our own capital, so there is no fund clock telling us when to sell. Here is why that matters to the companies we own.
04Building Businesses in Metro Detroit: What Has Changed in 20 Years
Two decades of starting and buying companies around Detroit. What is different now, and what has not changed at all.
05How to Evaluate a Management Team in One Meeting
You cannot know a team from one meeting. You can learn a surprising amount if you listen for the right things.
06The First 90 Days After an Acquisition
Listen first, protect the customers and the people, and change less than you think you should.
More of Scott's writing is published at Creek Equity Insights.