Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2023

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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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It’s very unusual for two competitors to have exactly the same strengths – in development, marketing, distribution, or customer support. Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution. Similar companies, even though competitors, usually face economies of scale and overlapping distribution channels.

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Partner Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Non-Compete 434

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The software generated by thousands of developers, both at Mojang and independent developers aligned with Mojang, will be supported by Microsoft’s ample resources and global distribution network. Thinking Aloud acquisition Jack Narcotta mergers & acquisitions Microsoft Minecraft Mojang'

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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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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.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

The merger of Unity and Ironsource (a $4.4 In order for gaming companies to create, distribute and monetise their content, they require solid tools and infrastructure. Game creation, distribution and monetisation supply chain ( Newzoo ). The M&A market for gaming is expected to continue to heat up in the second half of 2022.

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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. Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. The new corporate model is a distributed entrepreneurial model.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 18, 2018

It is defined as an online repository of information for storing and distributing shared documents, and can be used during business transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and private equity and venture capital funding. A virtual data room is abbreviated as VDR and is also referred to as a Virtual Deal Room.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Look for a merger or acquisition that will bring multiplier resources to your business, such as related successful products, a positive brand image, or a proven distribution network. In some cases, the best mentor is one of your best customers. Establish a partnership with a complementary business.

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Marketing Social Media Merger Acquisition 299

abovethecrowd.com

AUGUST 23, 2020

It has to do with the trends in how much effort the investment banks put into marketing and distribution, versus how much effort they put in historically. Door #3: The SPAC Merger. So with that lengthy backdrop, welcome to the table a third way to enter the public market — through a SPAC merger.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2018

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 276

Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Hospital trustees also need to be aware of how mergers and acquisitions create potential new risks and vulnerabilities. Trustees must have a strong understanding of how their systems and information connect with other systems in ways that compromise security.

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Technical Review Intellectual Property Security Merger 52

ReadWriteStart

JULY 17, 2023

For Furlenco, the acquisition will provide access to Sheela Foam’s extensive distribution network and marketing expertise. This could lead to a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the industry, with larger players acquiring smaller ones to gain a larger market share. The deal is a win-win situation for both Furlenco and Sheela Foam.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2020

Maximizing your PR efforts involves defining, controlling, and distributing relevant messages in the form of a press release to your target media outlets, as well as your intended audience and business partners. Professional PR agencies or PR distribution services can help you realize your business plan objectives. New branch opening.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

Mergers and Acquisitions. This in turn led to the creation of online repository sites that enabled the distribution and storage of information by multiple parties. These services have been used by companies to share information with outsiders like lawyers, auditors, partners or even customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. The goal of any cartel is to control production, distribution & marketing of a set of goods with the goal of maintaining high prices. This narrative has been confirmed to me by several senior studio executives.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2020

Sure, Amazon owns Whole Foods, which has about 350 physical locations, but they are large food distribution facilities (e.g. That’s roughly a 90% / 10% merger assuming no premium for Starbucks. grocery stores) rather than community meeting spaces (e.g. coffee shops). Amazon’s market cap is $930b.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. acquisitions business entrepreneur growth mergers organic growth' New management skills. New business relationships mean new perspectives and new executives working on the opportunity. Marty Zwilling.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2018

Certainly, on the face of it, the argument appears compelling for S-Corps to switch, having previously shied away from such consideration given the onerous double tax that accompanied C-Corp status – at both the entity level, and secondly, upon distribution of dividends to shareholders.

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Andrew Payne

OCTOBER 30, 2011

For all of its features, Git’s real power is enabling distributed, non-linear development. Often, the merging can be automated: the merger has a much better chance of success with 10 small commits than one big one. Developed out of necessity by Linus Torvalds in 2005 to host the Linux kernel, it’s recently exploded in popularity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2014

It’s very unusual for two competitors to have exactly the same strengths – in development, marketing, distribution, or customer support. Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution. Similar companies, even though competitors, usually face economies of scale and overlapping distribution channels.

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Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 257

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Venture Capitalists on your board developed the expertise to get your firm public as soon as possible using whatever it took including hype, spin, expand, and grab market share because the sooner you got your billion dollar market cap, the sooner the VC firm could sell their shares and distribute their profits. So what’s left?

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 236

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2013

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 Jerry Leven and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. We’ve all worked with autocratic leaders in large companies who seem to thrive in this mode. It’s been downhill from there.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 24, 2019

An effective moat doesn’t require Amazon’s distribution network or Microsoft’s monopolistic software strategy. The company limits costs through a management and distribution structure that serves multiple stores in a geographic area. When geography is the determining factor, efficient scale relies on mergers and acquisitions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

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 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2010

Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Tags: entrepreneur startup merger acquisition business. New management skills. New business relationships mean new perspectives and new executives working on the opportunity. Marty Zwilling.

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Acquisition Merger Startup Bandwidth 214

Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2010

Critical for this transition are a CEO and executive staff who are clear-eyed pragmatists, capable of crafting and articulating a coherent mission for the company and distributing authority down to departments that are all driving toward the same goal. These new challenges require a different set of management and leadership skills.

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Agile Development Team Review Leadership Merger 120

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

When they promise to help you with marketing, sales, distribution, integrated product development, etc. Imagine your investor has to call the CEO of a $20 billion company for approval for your merger or sale. And Microsoft always convinces me that their next version of Windows won’t be slow and I get fooled every time.

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Strategic Investors Venture Capital Due Diligence Early Stage 279

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2012

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 Jerry Leven and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. We’ve all worked with autocratic leaders in large companies who seem to thrive in this mode. It’s been downhill from there.

Merger 235

Merger Analytics Open Source America 235

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Some people feel that organic growth is “better” because it requires real innovation and sustained effort to create long-term competitive advantage through differentiation and efficiency. New management skills.

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Entrepreneur Merger Bandwidth Acquisition 249

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Some people feel that organic growth is “better” because it requires real innovation and sustained effort to create long-term competitive advantage through differentiation and efficiency. New management skills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2015

Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. Economies of scale also apply to marketing, distribution, and sales. Some people feel that organic growth is “better” because it requires real innovation and sustained effort to create long-term competitive advantage through differentiation and efficiency. New management skills.

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Merger Acquisition Differentiation Channel 120

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. They controlled distribution to the masses. The conventional wisdom at Fox’s headquarters is that MySpace had “made&# both YouTube & Photobucket by allowing them distribution. AOL was closed, the Internet was open.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 7, 2018

The success of luxury online fashion retailer Net-A-Porter and its merger with Yoox, as well as the increased visibility of platforms like Farfetch and the like, have proved them wrong. Luxury brands indeed believed that affluent consumers wouldn’t spend more than a certain amount for high-end goods online.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 18, 2018

That means the next year or two will likely bring some blockbuster mergers and acquisitions as companies determine how they can mesh their services and products with others’. billion merger with 21 st -Century Fox, many experts feel Netflix will need a stronger distribution and acquisition arm in order to compete.

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Scott Edward Walker

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The deal is typically structured as an asset purchase (as opposed to a stock purchase or merger) — though the acquirer often does not actually want the startup’s IP and/or other assets. Accordingly, the deal may be a mere fiction designed to get funds into the startup to be distributed to its investors.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

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. At its most basic form, venture capital is a source of funding for companies that are too risky to be ideal candidates for other forms of funding, like a bank loan.

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