YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

billion acquisition of Sweden-based software company Mojang, the developer behind the popular building game ““Minecraft”, which has sold over 100 million copies since its release in 2009, illustrates the degree to which Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s long-term vision for Microsoft is taking root at that company. Microsoft’s $2.5

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Acquisition Azure Merger Sweden 157

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

In the short term you need customers to find you at any price, and in the longer term you need revenue, profit, and return loyalty. You need to be constantly assessing mergers and acquisitions, as well as divestitures. Hone your process for due diligence and integrating these new elements.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Social Media 312

Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2025

Joe Hyrkin: I first started learning about and paying attention to Bending Spoons when they announced their acquisition of Evernote in January 2023. By early 2024, we were sustainably profitable for a second time, on track to generate over $30 million in revenue and starting to get some PEs and strategics showing interest in Issuu.

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Covenant Acquisition IPO Artificial Inteligence 77

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company. You can kick-off your next startup. Position the company as a cash cow to fund spinoffs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

This requires a visible focus on the company’s revenue model, the costs to get there, and cash on hand. That means merger and acquisition (M&A), not initial public offering (IPO). They bet on the jockey, not the horse. Funding risk. Will the startup be able to get to self-sustaining mode before it runs out of cash?

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Angel Investor Cram Down Intellectual Property Venture Capital 269

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company. You can kick-off your next startup. Position the company as a cash cow to fund spinoffs.

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Exit Strategy Private Equity Equity Technical Review 264

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2016

In the current economic landscape, it’s common for startups and businesses to seek a buyout or acquisition — in fact, it’s frequently the goal from the start. Watch out for complex areas such as accounting for revenue, inventory, contingencies, equity instruments and consolidation. by Jeff Stark, Audit Partner at Sensiba San Filippo.

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Acquisition Intellectual Property Technical Review Due Diligence 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

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Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 303

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

billion is attributed to the pending Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard Besides Activision Blizzard, the big deals included Take-Two’s purchase of Zynga, Sony’s acquisition of Bungie, and the ESL and FaceIt acquisition by Savvy Games Group Mobile was the most active segment with 47 deals. Gaming M&A in H1 2022.

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Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. These usually play a role in the very early stage of your business, primarily pre-revenue. Moreover, there is always a possibility of a future merger and consolidation.

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Up and Running

JULY 22, 2014

It’s a table that lists all of your revenue streams and all of your expenses—typically for a three-month period—and lists at the very bottom the total amount of net profit or loss. A typical profit and loss statement should include: your revenue (also called sales), followed by. how you make money.

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Balance Sheet Forecast Equity .Net 148

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2014

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, and an old one long out of favor, the so-called “reverse merger.” It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Time horizons for Return on Investment from a VC investment may be 7+ years, ROI from the acquisition of an earlier stage company, 4-5 years and the ROI from acquisition of a mature company, 2-3 years.) In Stage 2, the corporation adds venture capital and/or mergers-and-acquisition teams to provide these functions.

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Silicon Valley Incubator Acquisition Business Model 120

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2021

And even though an LLC is legally required to report its revenues, profits, and losses, it does not have to pay corporate income taxes on profits. If a founder’s goal is to grow the business for some time and exit by selling the company, through merger/acquisition, or through IPO, then the corporation (C-Corp) structure might be the best.

Technical Review 158

Technical Review LLC IPO Stock 158

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). After a few acquisitions they offered many of the services you think about as foundations to social networks today. In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet.

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2013

If you have a deal that is related to bringing in sales and you do want to have a perpetual compensation you can use some version of a Lehman Formula that incentives the person upfront as they are bringing in revenue for you, then caps it off on an ongoing basis. Balance the risks to your reputation. In Advance vs. Arrears.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Securities and Exchange Commission Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence 164

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2010

Startups are usually so focused on selling more of their branded product or service to their own customer base (organic growth) that they don’t consider the more indirect methods (non-organic growth) of increasing revenue and market share. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Fresh customer base. Marty Zwilling.

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Acquisition Merger Startup Bandwidth 214

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2018

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

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Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 198

YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

How much revenue are you generating on an annual basis? Further Customer Acquisition. You need to improve your customer acquisition process. These partnerships need to bring in more revenue. Acquisition. You can also go for an acquisition like Instagram, WhatsApp, and LinkedIn. Is there an exit strategy?

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Startup Technical Cofounder Merger Early Stage 113

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2016

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company. You can kick-off your next startup. Position the company as a cash cow to fund spinoffs.

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Equity Exit Strategy Private Equity Startup 120

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2024

EXITS Congrats Yoram Salinger and team Perception Point on the $100M acquisition by Fortinet to boost AI security and email and SaaS apps! source ) Sacra estimates that Wiz hit $500M annual recurring revenue (ARR) in July 2024, up 103% YoY. Thumbs up Michal Beressi Golomb and team Celleste Bio on raising a $4.5M

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Israel ChatGPT Artificial Inteligence Australia 88

BeyondVC

APRIL 1, 2004

Performance is key-revenue visibility is of utmost importance because the street does not forgive Case in point-if you miss your numbers within the first two quarters after you go public, forget about it. The company went public in mid-November, hit a high of close to 21 and was recently punished for preannouncing a shortfall in revenue.

Software Review 78

Software Review IPO Merger Revenue 78

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

Merger 261

Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 261

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

billion in funding so far in 2024, with Mergers and acquisitions reaching $9.6 Interesting overview of vertical AI companies by IVP ( source ) Revenue per employee. The tunnel was located in Raf*h, under a children’s bedroom. May their memories forever be a blessing. We must #BRINGTHEMHOME, every last hostage. via Trung T.

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Israel Generative AI Open Source Security 78

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Startups are usually so focused on selling more of their branded product or service to their own customer base (organic growth) that they don’t consider the more indirect methods (non-organic growth) of increasing revenue and market share. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. Fresh customer base. Marty Zwilling.

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Merger Acquisition Startup Bandwidth 243

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Addressing real world problems, they thrive in uncertainty, generating new jobs and new revenue streams in new markets. It is our startup sector which will drive this innovative progress. Startup founders are our ambitious problem solvers. experiments to build a product, find customers, test business models and hire amazing people.

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Technical Review Software Review New Zealand Due Diligence 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue).

Angel Investor 370

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

17:07] I’m seeing more and more agencies talk about growth through acquisition – is that a good way to grow? So a lot of times we'll help, 'em understand they wanna buy controllership work, which is just the, you know, the full on financial cash movement of all of their revenue through all of their systems. Blumer CPAs.

CPA 95

CPA Technical Review Revenue Forecast 95

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2022

Use acquisitions to complement organic growth. Smart companies use acquisitions to enhance momentum and accelerate revenue growth. Smart companies always have a few “experiments” in process. Look for economies of scale, complementary skills and technologies, or access to a broader and stronger market.

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Intellectual Property Acquisition Non-Compete Merger 322

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

EXITS Impressive exit Merav Bahat and team Dazz on the $450M acquisition by Wiz to expand their AI automated cloud security! Kudos Zvika Netter and team Innovid on the acquisition by Mediaocean for a reported $500M that takes the company private again! Not all exits are happy, but nevertheless a result.

Israel 78

Israel ChatGPT Non-Compete Generative AI 78

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

We will invest pre-revenue and even pre-product if we have discovered the right team in the right kind of market. You had a very interesting perspective on the AOL/Time Warner merger. With this strategic position, and their prescient understanding of where the industry was going, it is hard to argue with the concept of the merger.

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Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

BeyondVC

APRIL 1, 2004

Performance is key-revenue visibility is of utmost importance because the street does not forgive. The company went public in mid-November, hit a high of close to 21 and was recently punished for preannouncing a shortfall in revenue. You need good recurring maintenance revenue. The stock now trades at $8.34.

Software Review 60

Software Review IPO Merger Revenue 60

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter. With Netscape’s IPO , there was suddenly a public market for companies with limited revenue and no profit. 1970 – 1995: The Golden Age. Thus began the 5-year dot-com bubble.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 335

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Shamir Optical reported revenues of $142 million in 2009, generated mainly in Europe and the United States, and has about 1,400 employees. In 2008, the company, which employs about 30,000 worldwide, reported revenues of $28.8 In 2009 it boasted revenue of $4.49 iSkoot is Qualcomm’s first acquisition in Israel.

Israel 79

Israel Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79

Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Bow String Advisors specialize in Mergers and Acquisitions, Raising Capital, and providing Financial and Strategic Advisory services to the Health Care Staffing Industry. . The truth is economies change, revenues change, and sometimes things just happen.

CPA 76

CPA Software Review LLC Technical Review 76

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2021

Airlines, for example, have difficulty scaling up through mergers and acquisitions (M&As), but they can spin off their maintenance businesses and let the spin-off do the M&A in its own field. The guaranteed revenue and incentives were only loosely tied—at best—to the spin-off’s performance.

Startup 313

Startup Non-Compete Merger Leadership 313

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue).

Angel Investor 313

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 313