Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2023

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.

Non-Compete 262

Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger Acquisition 262

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

My recommendation to our lead partner looking at the deal, “Pass. I lived through the era of companies doing premature mergers. That’s why immature teams spend so much time on mergers. A merger is not the panacea. There is no such thing a “merger of equals&#. million uniques.

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Merger Technical Review Early Stage Dilution 276

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

Your goal is “ coopetition ” - to find a way to partner with your competitor in such a way that both parties can substantially benefit from the other's resources - without stealing customers or damaging anyone's credibility. Cost sharing and economies of scale. You have to take the risk, but keep your wits about you.

Non-Compete 241

Non-Compete Merger Technical Review Software Review 241

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

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.

Partner 147

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 147

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.

Angel Investor 342

Angel Investor Silicon Valley Venture Capital Portfolio 342

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

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.

Partner 244

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 244

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.

Non-Compete 317

Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger Acquisition 317

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2019

This often means mergers and acquisitions, incremental innovation, marketing, and global expansion – which, over the long-term, only widen the gulf between the company and its customers. If you’re not focused on your customers, they will leave as soon as they find a viable alternative, and their departure is only a matter of time.

Technical Review 145

Technical Review Technology Customer Qatar 145

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2015

By Janis Kestenbaum , a partner in Perkins Coie. If your website or app (or its affiliates or business partners) collects, uses or discloses information that can be used to identify an individual or a device (e.g., Startups have bigger concerns than privacy, or so they think. Say what you do. Do what you say.

Software Review 100

Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Startup 100

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2020

And in addition to strengthening our interoperability with allies and partners. One of the subordinate functional areas is cybersecurity, which is a foundational aspect of any acquisition that cannot be traded for cost, schedule or performance. And then of course, we are looking at mergers and acquisitions.

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Acquisition Technical Review Technology Security 330

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2016

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.

Partner 120

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 120

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

Investment bank Drake Star Partners published a report on the gaming investment and M&A activity in the first half of 2022. The merger of Unity and Ironsource (a $4.4 Toya partners with IP holders to create engaging experiences, like Miraculous Ladybug Role Play, which has just won the Best Alternative Game 2022 by Kidscreen.

Forecast 190

Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

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. I then flew from London to Los Angeles to meet with the partners of GRP.

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Germany Entrepreneur Merger Los Angeles 298

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

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.

Angel Investor 314

Angel Investor Silicon Valley Venture Capital Startup 314

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.

Software Review 100

Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Security 100

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

When you start straying from the practices that got you where you are, you run the risk of making decisions that will cost you in the long run. According to news reports , the origins of the company’s woes can be traced all the way back to 1997 when Boeing acquired McDonnell Douglas, a merger that immediately led to a clash of cultures.

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Ethiopia Merger Indonesia Offshore 147

Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Hospital trustees also need to be aware of how mergers and acquisitions create potential new risks and vulnerabilities. Others are individuals, partners, and small groups looking to extort companies for financial gain. Cyber insurance is becoming necessary in many industries.

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Technical Review Intellectual Property Security Merger 52

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Non-organic growth would include OEM relationships, finding strategic partners, “coopetition,” as well as acquisitions. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. In many cases business opportunities with competitors (coopetition) will open up a new marketing channel, and definitely give you the cost advantages of scale.

Merger 243

Merger Acquisition Startup Bandwidth 243

The Startup Magazine

JULY 10, 2019

Brian Marshall, founder of Transformational Growth Partners (TGP). “ Gabriela Rodil , an award-winning entrepreneur, international speaker, author, and gifted CEO with expertise in the areas of financial strategy, systems management, and merger & acquisitions. It is that simple.”.

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Leadership Cofounder Merger Founder 103

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Picking the right attorney in your startup is as important as picking the right business partner. My business partner and I made many mistakes in our first tech startup, and so many of them were the result of choosing a lawyer who was a terrible fit. My business partner and I were elated. We set off to raise our money.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

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.

Technical Review 164

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

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2019

When you’re moving your office to another state, you’re going to have to adapt from possibly changing your shipping partner to changing where you eat lunch and more. The most common options for people that want to make their life easier are foreign LLC, asset purchase, merger or domestication. Get Ready to Adapt.

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Merger LLC Cost Hiring 96

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Cost: $15/Members of HBS Angels of NY and/or HBS Club of NY; $40/Non-members & Guests. and Tweetdeck (purchased by Twitter in June 2011).

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

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.

Angel Investor 260

Angel Investor Silicon Valley Startup Portfolio 260

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2016

But in my experience as a startup advisor, too many entrepreneurs get stuck there, and always find excuses for not really exploring mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and alliance alternatives. Mergers and acquisitions can also be win-win, if you have customers they need for a product complimentary to yours. Think outside the box.

Merger 120

Merger Intellectual Property Startup Acquisition 120

Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2019

You’ve launched your new restaurant and you’re starting to see customers, but running a restaurant is serious business, especially because your financial livelihood is most likely tied up in startup costs. . The high cost of marketing, salaries, appliances, ambiance, and so on will dry up incoming revenue instantly.

Technical Review 86

Technical Review SBA Merger Customer 86

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2018

by Lance Christensen, Susan Jacobini Harrington, and James Graff, Partners at Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP. Costs of Retaining Cash. Lance Christensen is a partner at Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP serving in the tax department. Is it time to make the switch from S-Corp to C-Corp status?

Dividend 157

Dividend Merger Limited Liability Company Distribution 157

Board Effect

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Strategic partnerships also benefit a nonprofit’s partners. Partnerships create a mechanism that enables partners to reach their philanthropic goals.?. Nonprofit partnerships can take the form of associations, joint programming, shared services, or mergers.?. Strategic partnerships are sometimes also called strategic alliances.

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New Hampshire Merger New York City Due Diligence 73

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2010

Non-organic growth would include OEM relationships, finding strategic partners, “coopetition,” as well as acquisitions. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. In many cases business opportunities with competitors (coopetition) will open up a new marketing channel, and definitely give you the cost advantages of scale.

Acquisition 214

Acquisition Merger Startup Bandwidth 214

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Non-organic growth would include OEM relationships, finding strategic partners, “coopetition,” as well as acquisitions. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. In many cases business opportunities with competitors (coopetition) will open up a new marketing channel, and definitely give you the cost advantages of scale.

Entrepreneur 249

Entrepreneur Merger Bandwidth Acquisition 249

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2014

Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution. This approach has been used for years, and implies very little risk, but many startups are still “too busy” to pursuing possible partners. Competitors can become strategic investors or merger candidates. The auto industry learned this a long time ago.

Non-disclosure Agreement 257

Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 257

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2014

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Financial projections for investors should always show an annual cost of goods sold and gross margins line, as well as revenue.

Liquidity Event 249

Liquidity Event Equity Venture Capital Merger 249

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Non-organic growth would include OEM relationships, finding strategic partners, “coopetition,” as well as acquisitions. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. In many cases business opportunities with competitors (coopetition) will open up a new marketing channel, and definitely give you the cost advantages of scale.

Startup 232

Startup Merger Bandwidth Acquisition 232

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2015

Non-organic growth would include OEM relationships, finding strategic partners, “coopetition,” as well as acquisitions. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. In many cases business opportunities with competitors (coopetition) will open up a new marketing channel, and definitely give you the cost advantages of scale.

Merger 120

Merger Acquisition Differentiation Channel 120

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

Scott Kupor is the managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he’s responsible for all operational aspects of running the firm. It’s meant to support and grow a business until an “exit” in the form of an IPO, a merger or acquisition, or in less than ideal scenarios, a company shutdown.

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Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

www.founderinstitute.com

MARCH 2, 2010

August practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, commercial transactions, general corporate law and business bankruptcy. When members see connections, they often partner with one another, backstopping and expanding each other’s capabilities and skills or forming entirely new ventures.

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Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Vesting San Diego 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2013

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Financial projections for investors should always show an annual cost of goods sold and gross margins line, as well as revenue.

Liquidity Event 243

Liquidity Event Startup Equity Venture Capital 243