Don’t treat the early stages of an acquisition discussion as a business transaction – it should be about nurturing a relationship, writes Seth Collins, managing partner, martinwolf.

Companies that succeed are not those seeking to replace humans with machines, but those combining human intelligence with AI to create a multiplier effect, writes Tim Huber of Maine Pointe.

Oft overlooked things like HVAC, plumbing, pest control and landscaping add up to a $650bn market with consistent annual growth, write Keith Campbell and Josh Portz of West Monroe.