Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 18, 2009

We had been working on a merger between BuildOnline and a competitor called iScraper. The agreement was that both sets of investors would fund the combined entity, we would reduce overlapped costs and become a healthier company. We committed to cost focus, customer adoption and delivering our numbers.

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Germany Entrepreneur Merger Los Angeles 298

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors or M&A exits (merger and acquisition). This hit RIM (Research In Motion) a few years ago, and cost them $650M to recover. Applying for a patent is a negotiation.

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Software Review Software Technical Review Intellectual Property 250

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

We once thought the merger of AOL/Time Warner needed to be investigated by the DOJ. Our inability to cost-effectively educate large numbers of people to compete in the future world where software really does begin to eat the world (in Marc Andreessen’s wise words). It simply hasn’t played out in history. Laughable now.

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Early Stage Cofounder 299

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

The single most important ingredient of success is not the idea, but having a team in place that has impeccable integrity, can iterate the product quickly, pivot the business model as necessary, and keep costs down in the process. This requires a visible focus on the company’s revenue model, the costs to get there, and cash on hand.

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Angel Investor Cram Down Intellectual Property Venture Capital 269

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. Most experts don’t recommend this approach as your default strategy anymore.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low. They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation.

Entrepreneur 263

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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. The cost of the shell, plus the cost of navigating the process, can add up to a half-million dollars, depending on the shell company, according to LawCast , a law firm based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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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. Most experts don’t recommend this approach as your default strategy anymore.

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Exit Strategy Private Equity Equity Technical Review 264

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low. They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation.

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Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

Gust

OCTOBER 19, 2014

The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors or M&A exits (merger and acquisition). This hit RIM (Research In Motion) a few years ago, and cost them $650M to recover. Applying for a patent is a negotiation.

Software Review 173

Software Review Software Technical Review Intellectual Property 173

YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2017

A change in revenue recognition means a change in the due diligence process, specifically accounting diligence, modeling, quality of earnings and cost of integration. Additionally, certain contract acquisition costs, such as commissions, may be added to the balance sheet, thus impacting the timing of expense recognition.

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Revenue Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence 124

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.” Reverse mergers may not get your startup on the Nasdaq. Of course, they can be renamed and moved, but that may negate the cost and time advantages originally sought.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With over three decades of experience in private equity investments, acquisitions and mergers, Mark Hauser has developed a keen ability to recognize trends and do his due diligence. In 2016, Hauser Private Equity completed an investment in Stat Health Management, LLC, an urgent care provider with locations throughout Long Island, NY.

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Private Equity Equity Technical Review Software Review 165

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. Reverse mergers may not get your startup on the Nasdaq. Of course, they can be renamed and moved, but that may negate the cost and time advantages originally sought.

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Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 198

abovethecrowd.com

AUGUST 23, 2020

But in light of where we are in 2020, especially with regard to the degrading efficiency and sky-rocketing cost of capital through the structurally broken IPO process, SPACs may emerge as a legitimate third option for helping Silicon Valley companies efficiently and cost-effectively transition into the public markets.

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Up and Running

JULY 22, 2014

Major corporations use pro forma statements to illustrate projected numbers, like in the case of a merger or acquisition, or to emphasize certain current figures. your “cost of sale” or “cost of goods sold” (COGS)—keep in mind, some types of companies, such as a services firm, may not have COGS. how you make money.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

It is going to cost a lot of money just to get the initial batch of products to test the market and would definitely require external funding. These phases are focused on inorganic growth, mergers, buyouts, acquisitions, and exit preparation for the business. Moreover, there is always a possibility of a future merger and consolidation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low. They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation.

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Offshore Merger Technical Review Distribution 139

The Startup Magazine

JULY 27, 2019

The financial cost aside, having your business go through a data breach due to non-compliance could hurt its reputation among security-conscious clients. For instance, you should assess what risk lies in a merger and acquisition decision. This increases the level of visibility that you have on your compliance landscape.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2015

Additionally, plan for an acquisition now by telling your users in your privacy policy that you may transfer the data in the event of a merger or acquisition. Startups have bigger concerns than privacy, or so they think. In fact, VCs increasingly report that privacy can affect a startup’s ability to raise capital. Do what you say.

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Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Startup 100

VC Cafe

JULY 13, 2022

With today’s news on the merger between Unity and Ironsource (valuing the latter at $4.4 Companies that manage to survive this period might reap the benefits in an active M&A market, startups might be able to afford to attract top talent again and VCs will have to adjust to responsible growth based on unit economics vs. at all cost.

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Technical Review Israel Early Stage Merger 158

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2013

Obviously you need to clearly understand your situation and your cost benefit analysis so that you can go into the deal with a solid understanding of what is a huge success for yourself. Being wholly owned has the same effect, but it does obviously require a merger or an acquisition to occur. Understand your deal limitations.

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

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low. They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation.

Offshore 120

Offshore Startup Merger Technical Review 120

Start Up Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

By the way an 8 megapixel camera cost around $10,000 just 20 years ago , and now it is free in our phone so long as we sign up to a plan. I feel as thought merger between human and machine is very close. The final merger to end all mergers. The most important merger that humans have ever seen. Only different.

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Technical Review Technology Merger Software Review 72

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

He also worked in mergers and acquisitions at Veronis, Suhler & Company and Cowles Media Company and held various operations positions at The Black Book. Cost: $15/Members of HBS Angels of NY and/or HBS Club of NY; $40/Non-members & Guests. Tuesday, Jan 17th, 2012. Time: 5:30pm Registration and Reception, 6:00pm Program.

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Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

This required high operational costs like round the clock staff, abundant paper supplies and couriers. Some of these benefits include the following: Reduced cost of operations. This includes the cost incurred in purchasing papers, travelling and hiring related human resources. Mergers and Acquisitions. Benefits of VDRs.

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Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Security 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2020

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. Time Warner was forced to take a $99 billion loss only two years after the merger, and Levin was forced out.

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Merger Analytics Open Source America 433

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. Reverse mergers may not get your startup on the Nasdaq. Of course, they can be renamed and moved, but that may negate the cost and time advantages originally sought.

Merger 261

Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 261

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. Most experts don’t recommend this approach as your default strategy anymore.

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Equity Exit Strategy Private Equity Startup 120

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

The merger of Unity and Ironsource (a $4.4 The games, especially mobile free-to-play, are then required to recoup the acquisition costs, typically monetising with ads (which hurts user experience) or in-app-purchases. Multiple new funds focused on gaming/blockchain were announced in Q2 including by Andreessen Horowitz ($4.5

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Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This is an awesome trend and will further lower the cost of startup development. In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet. SimpleGeo is designed with the idea that startups can create new mobile products without having to each build their own mapping functionality.

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

Beyond that, there may be a large percentage of common technology where they both need to minimize cost to gain share from the big dinosaurs who already have this advantage. A strategic evolution of your combined strengths may be able to open up a new segment that neither of you could do alone in the same timeframe or at the same cost.

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Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger Acquisition 317

The Startup Magazine

JULY 10, 2019

A leader must commit to modeling the behavior they seek from others, pursuing ways to understand the unique make up of each person they lead and creating opportunities that enable them to mature, learn and “build their wings along the way” Leaders influence others to always do the right thing, even when it costs them something.“.

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Leadership Cofounder Merger Founder 134

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

You had a very interesting perspective on the AOL/Time Warner merger. That was a very interesting time for me, I was in a unique position of getting a chance to witness a merger (that I still believe was a good idea) go horribly wrong. Whether it was the execution of the merger or something else, the fact is that it went awry.

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Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

For example, if you have ever watched the Shark Tank show on TV, they always ask about the cost of customer acquisition. Equity investors realize that they won’t see any real return until an exit occurs, such as a sale, merger, or IPO. You need to have quantifiable objectives, with measurements, to keep you on the path to success.

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Exit Strategy Merger Angel Investor IPO 406

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down. Twenty years ago, it cost several million dollars to launch an e-commerce startup, which can be done today for a few thousand dollars. Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. The large investment amounts preferred by VCs are no longer needed to launch winners.

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Angel Investor Silicon Valley Venture Capital Portfolio 342

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Our attorney updated our operating agreement to include a “non-dilution clause” for this investor, and my business partner and I later found out how much this would cost our company—both financially and otherwise. Do they have experience with mergers and acquisitions, including how to set up the company for successful exit scenarios?

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Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118