Lloyd Graff
Adoption and Abandonment
My son Ari ran the Chicago Marathon last Sunday and finished. My wife Risa, son Noah, and I were there along with his wife Elissa to cheer him on. As [...]
Positive Things I See Happening In America Today
I am heartened by a lot of what I see in the marketplace. People are sobering up. They are more serious, less complacent. I see smart kids beginning to turn [...]
Jobs Knew Best
Steve Jobs did his best work after receiving a death sentence. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004. In the last seven years Apple has revolutionized the computer and [...]
It’s All About Jobs
A few years ago every time I got together with friends the conversation touched on stock prices. Then it was house prices. If I was talking with a woman it [...]
Industry Scuttlebutt – EMO, Moneyball, Tax Breaks, and Oil Prices
In talking to my correspondent who attended last week’s EMO show in Hanover, Germany, the mood in Europe is profoundly bullish. The aisles were packed and the frauleins in the [...]
Treasure Hunting
I’m in the business of finding gold in companies aged machine discards. To label our business as treasure hunting romanticizes the grimy work of sending flaked paint and replacing pitted [...]
A Leadless Machining World: Interview with Miles Free
By Lloyd Graff LG: I am with Miles Free of the PMPA, and we are talking about the unleaded world of materials. Is lead to steel as trans fat is [...]
Know When to Hold ‘em, Know When to Fold ‘em
I’ve been negotiating deals for a living for a long time. It’s my livelihood, but I often feel like a bumbling novice. Noah and I drove up to Western Michigan [...]
Diary of a Used Machinery Dealer
6:00 AM – Wake up and pick up the iPad next to my bed to check email from Europe and Asia. Nothing interesting except some Tornos cam machines in Lithuania. [...]
Interview with Mitchell Liss, President of Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc
Lloyd and Noah Graff met with Mitchell Liss, president of Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc., to talk about the issues facing an American manufacturer trying to sell to American distribution outlets [...]