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Export Online Without Frontiers: A Global Map of B2B Marketplaces

The Startup Magazine

That could be a standard sale contract, i.e. buy and sell single items or batches, or a partnership agreement, i.e. contract manufacturing, sales agency, or distribution agreement. You will find European manufacturers and distributors on Globartis, Enterprise Europe Network, Opportunity Network, and UpinSales.

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“I think CEOs that are interested in a future acquisition need to be building relationships or at least awareness with potential buyers at least 2-3 years in advance, especially with strategics. If you’re not on the list, it’s rare for a deal to happen.” Joe Hyrkin on Selling Issuu to Bending Spoons, and More….

Hunter Walker

Since I’m always interested in startup outcomes – especially those where there’s a private equity-like exit , Joe was kind enough to share the backstory with me, and here with you! At the time, there were dozens of smallish social networks and community sites. In 2007, it wasnt clear which strategy was correct.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

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Seed Stage Funding 101: What it Is & How it Works

The Startup Magazine

One needs to evaluate their go-to-market strategy, distribution channels, scalability, execution team, and so on at this time. Cross-industry investment is welcome in these networks, but individual firm investments are capped due to the significant risk involved. The earliest investors in a business are usually syndication.

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Lessons for the DoD – From Ukraine and China

Steve Blank

The government buys and distributes commercial images from startups to supplement their own and shares them with Ukraine as part of a broader intelligence-sharing arrangement that the head of Defense Intelligence Agency described as “ revolutionary.” Today, commercial companies have their own satellites providing unclassified imagery.

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An Investor’s Personal Social Media Tech Stack: In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 followers

David Teten

In the venture capital/private equity business, investors are B2B microinfluencers. Other coinvestors: Limited partners, other VCs who are coinvestors, private equity funds which are potential growth-stage investors, etc. Distributing content. We market to four populations: High-potential founders.

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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC. Startup companies inherently have no brand; we leverage our brand and networks to promote theirs. We have lower AUM, therefore lower management fees.