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. IPO – public company initial public stock offering.

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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. IPO – public company initial public stock offering.

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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. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation.

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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).

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2019

Making use of technology for storing confidential files and data is getting more in-demand. It is widely used for mergers and acquisitions to help entities collaborate and disclose data for transparency. Aside from mergers and acquisitions, the VDR can also be used in different industries.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

OPEC (the organization of petroleum exporting countries) is a cartel that was set up in the 1960′s and represents the interests of the 12 biggest oil producing countries in the world with the goal of increasing prices of oil, a good supplied in limited quantities to a world that had insatiable demand for the product. The Road Ahead?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 28, 2022

9- A merger of two companies. With that merger, half of each of our business’ names also merged, and that’s how we came up with ‘Enventys Partners’. 11- By identifying customers demand. I came up with my business name by identifying what our customers fundamentally and uniquely demanded from our Agency at a core value level.

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abovethecrowd.com

AUGUST 23, 2020

The traditional IPO process does not use a market-based approach (like an order -matching system ) to efficiently match supply and demand and to discover price. Matching supply-demand through an electronic system is exceptionally straight-forward circa 2020. Door #3: The SPAC Merger. Did anyone here take Microeconomics 101?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 22, 2018

With constant downsizing, mergers, and business pivots, today’s workers must be able to create a stable income. The evolving marketplace demands that you do more than work hard and have expertise in your field. The days of outsourcing your professional development and financial stability to an employer are quickly coming to a close.

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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. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. These phases are focused on inorganic growth, mergers, buyouts, acquisitions, and exit preparation for the business. Bridge or exit stage. Stages of Funding.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

A 2012 study done by IBISWorld revealed that VDRs experienced a steady growth of about 17 percent annually as a result of technological advancements as well as the growth of global demand for these storage services. Mergers and Acquisitions. Accounting demands accurate audit trails that allow easy tracking of finances.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

We need our team members to have sustainable work / life balance or risk losing them to another less demanding industry all together. Reply mikev , on June 15, 2009 at 12:03 pm Said: What happened to Convergent Technologies work ethic and business ethics after the merger with Unisis? Sounds like things went not so well after that.

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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. IPO – public company initial public stock offering.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Toronto’s Mark Attanasio has spent some 20 years advising businesses at various stages in their development on what it takes to position themselves for growth – whether it’s through traditional transactional activities like management buyouts and mergers and acquisitions or via a public listing on a Canadian stock exchange.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet. AOL is in the process of rebuilding itself and emulating a little-known LA-based startup called Demand Media. These days people would sooner fear Apple than Microsoft, proving that reality is stranger than fiction.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

If there is a gap in the market, there will be demand. And, the last choice is Merger. You can also opt for a merger with a company of similar nature. Market Research. In this stage, you will also search the market to check if your idea is viable. There is a simple rule of thumb. Like Hubspot merging with Hootsuite or Buffer.

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View from Seed

APRIL 2, 2024

This happened both in term of large-scale mergers (Coors and Miller for example) as well as via acquisition of craft players (like Heinekin’s acquisition of Lagunitas). Most notable was the near merger between KP and Social Capital and more recently, General Catalyst’s merger with La Famiglia.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2021

Starting a new business does put you in control, but you will face a harrowing new set of demands from partners, investors, suppliers, and customers. An internal business expansion is often incompatible with established operations, thus mergers and acquisitions are the most common scaling strategies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Every startup demands logical changes along the way. Equity investors realize that they won’t see any real return until an exit occurs, such as a sale, merger, or IPO. Investors want to see a willingness to follow outside guidance, tempered by your own convictions. Don’t forget to focus on the value of you and your team.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

My first business, a digital agency called MPSWORKS, came about purely based on demand for digital services and to generally help make a difference for small businesses across the UK by creating strong work that would help them prosper. Thanks to Kendra Hill, Scale My Business ! #7- 7- Make a difference. Photo Credit: Mike Staines.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

It’s time to scale up and I need money to keep up with demand.” The new investors you need at this stage are investment bankers, private equity, or competitors, to buy you out via merger or acquisition (M&A), or to go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Congratulations!

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Benchmark is an investor in Rover through a merger with DogVacay in 2017). The most noteworthy of these is likely Upwork (*), a company that formed from the merger of Elance and Odesk. Instawork (*) is an on-demand staffing app for gig workers (professionals) and hospitality businesses (partners).

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ConversionXL

APRIL 24, 2019

Takeaway : If demand has firm boundaries, aim for geographic dominance. Efficient scale moats depend on limited demand and geographic dominance. But demand won’t scale. When geography is the determining factor, efficient scale relies on mergers and acquisitions. Efficient scale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

It’s time to scale up and I need money to keep up with demand.” The new investors you need at this stage are investment bankers, private equity, or competitors, to buy you out via merger or acquisition (M&A), or to go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Congratulations!

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Because they offer competitive investment terms and don’t usually demand a board seat, super angels have become major power players in the startup scene. These investors usually raise a smaller fund and make investments into startups that range in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Because they offer competitive investment terms and don’t usually demand a board seat, super angels have become major power players in the startup scene. These investors usually raise a smaller fund and make investments into startups that range in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

At this stage, you need investment bankers to negotiate a merger or acquisition (M&A), go private, or help you go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Typically, they must also change and tune their executive team, to keep up with the increasing demands of a growing company on process discipline and sustainable success.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Or that we’ve invested in a company where there is no market demand. As I’ve talked about before - early mergers are mostly dumb , but we didn’t know that back then. We don’t want to be the person who invested in your company only to find out later there was a much better team and/or product in the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

At this stage, you need investment bankers to negotiate a merger or acquisition (M&A), go private, or help you go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Typically, they must also change and tune their executive team, to keep up with the increasing demands of a growing company on process discipline and sustainable success.

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Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 231

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). Shareholders are demanding, and liability concerns are high. If your startup was less than a success, you’ll definitely want to erase it from memory. Sell to a friendly individual.

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

By focusing on reducing human touches and automating the sales and recruitment process, Angelichio and the Judge Group are able to minimize the cost associated with hiring additional internal staff while meeting their market demand in record time! So what does a blooming staffing company need to do in order to implement automation?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2011

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). Shareholders are demanding, and liability concerns are high. If your startup was less than a success, you’ll definitely want to erase it from memory. Sell to a friendly individual.

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Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering Startup IPO 231

Transformify

JANUARY 24, 2021

Those businesses hiring remote teams face a common challenge – their service providers and freelancers demand to be paid in either local currency or some preferred foreign currency like USD, GBP, EUR, etc. Creating Payouts in Multiple Currencies. How Does Transformify Self-billing Module Work? Upload a csv batch payment file.

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B2B Software Review Database Software 76

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2012

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 for M&A exits (merger and acquisition).

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Software Intellectual Property Algorithm Startup 233