Applied Ultrasonics designs, manufactures, and sells equipment for extending the life of metal structures and components. The company’s products and services provide a solution to the metal improvement industry that protects vital investments in heavy equipment and infrastructure. Applied Ultrasonics delivers Ultrasonic Impact Technology, a patented treatment that improves the structure and properties of metals…
By: Zane Tarence In the 2Q Edition of the SaaS Market Newsletter, our Quarterly Tip examines the “new” SaaS income statement. Many companies are moving away from the traditional product based business model of focusing on impressive sounding product features, and shifting to putting their customers’ needs at the center of their product development. Focusing…
By: Duane Donner In this August edition of the Oilfield Services Newsletter, we share commentary on the improving M&A sentiment in the oil and gas market as well as the recent projections that Founders and Spears & Associates produced on a recent project. This project involved a detailed projection of new wells by region and…
The Annual Founders Family Picnic was held last Saturday at our managing partner Duane Donner’s lake house on beautiful Lake Martin. The team, along with their families, enjoyed a day of fun, fellowship, food. Though it was HOT summer day, with humidity near 100%, the water was refreshing and everyone seemed to have a…
A great business starts with having the right people, and that is especially true in a professional services business. Founders is truly blessed with a talented team of professionals, all with top notch education and a wide variety of unique backgrounds and experiences. One of those Founders professionals is Chris Weingartner, a Midwesterner who married…
With school starting back next week at Cornerstone Schools of Alabama, the Founders team wanted to help them prepare for a successful upcoming school year. Cornerstone is a non-profit, Christian school for Birmingham’s inner-city students. The school was established over 25 years ago to prevent the cycle of poverty by providing a world-class education to…