Recently a new breed has emerged in “Super Angels”

This article – http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-real-reason-why-some-superangels-want-to-flip-and-keep-valuations-down-2010-11?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BI_Select_111210_Personal&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_term=Business+Insider+Select

is quite insightful and highlights the point that many people forget which is looking at peoples operational, tactical and strategic objectives in any business deal.

If the underlying core values are not aligned, then everything that comes afterwards, will be off. Now even if that’s just be one degree. It’s still enough to leave many “partners” frustrated in the long run.

Where a lot of focus is made upfront, and real alignment or as we say “Strategic Alliances” are formed, then things become easier in our view.

I’m sure we’ll see more talk of Super Angels and the other pro/cons of Private Equity, and VC groups in the coming months and years, and the cash flow liquidity and risk averse nature of the financial markets continues.

Recently the number of projects that are combining teams, markets and concepts across jurisdictions, languages and disciplines has again brought this question to mind.

Today, I’m in London with the sun out, and experiencing as many are the impact of a sporting event in South Africa, while having conference calls with a Canadian strategic partner, teams across Europe, USA and Asia.

So.. where is home?

Why does the question matter.. well to us it is bringing up a whole range of questions in relation to how we focus and prioritize teams and business time, money energy and focus.

Yes we have www.i-Prioritize.com and that continues to be leading the ideas of prioritization, but when you start approaching group dynamics and group prioritization the “home” or mother country always seems to be a hidden core value.

Qn: What if everyone started looking at it from a global point of view?

Again, not an answer, but some questions..