Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills. Growing too fast kills many new ventures, due to staffing costs, inventory, and funding delays. The focus of key leaders has to change from driving innovative initiatives to replicating repeatable processes and tuning the overall product cycle. Needed help can be your biggest burden.

Technical Review 329

Technical Review Merger Software Review Acquisition 329

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 24, 2014

If you were looking for a lawyer to represent your company for a multimillion-dollar merger, what kind of lawyer would you want? Most of us would want to hire the most experienced, cutthroat lawyer specializing in multimillion-dollar mergers. A DUI lawyer? A jack-of-all-trades, I’ll-make-your-copies-too lawyer? Didn’t think so.

Fractional CTO 228

Fractional CTO Product CTO Hire Merger 228

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2020

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.

Exit Strategy 376

Exit Strategy Startup Private Equity Equity 376

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

This is the end game for an industry, and many companies, characterized by mergers and acquisitions to a few dominant players. Companies with an innovative and creative bias, which thrived during the innovation phase, usually struggle in this period. The emphasis is on global processes and tight execution. Consolidation.

Dilution 355

Dilution Startup Merger Flash 355

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).

Software Review 250

Software Review Software Technical Review Intellectual Property 250

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2012

This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. Convincingly presents a patent, trademark, or other “secret sauce” that can create equity value, not just current cash flow for the owners. Not in a heated rush. Calm and self-assured, rather than desperate.

Technical Review 294

Technical Review Intellectual Property Angel Investor Elevator Pitch 294

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

We once thought the merger of AOL/Time Warner needed to be investigated by the DOJ. It simply hasn’t played out in history. As I point out in my video. We once thought Microsoft was a monopoly on the Internet due to IE. Laughable now. We once thought nobody could unseat Google since all inbound traffic to the web came from them.

Silicon Valley 299

Silicon Valley Technical Review Early Stage Cofounder 299

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. Reverse mergers may not get your startup on the Nasdaq. The reverse merger process itself doesn’t raise any capital. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

Merger 303

Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 303

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation.

Artificial Inteligence 315

Artificial Inteligence Offshore Merger Technical Review 315

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

The options here include going public (IPO), merger/acquisition, liquidate, or no exit, just paying off investors. Investors want to know how and when they might see some return on their investment, since startups require some event to show value. Most investors don’t want long-term commitments.

Business Plan 423

Business Plan Product Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 423

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

You need to be constantly assessing mergers and acquisitions, as well as divestitures. Explore partners and M&A to solidify your strategy. These days, the market is moving so fast that it is rarely adequate to rely only on internal development to keep up with change. Hone your process for due diligence and integrating these new elements.

Technical Review 312

Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Social Media 312

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2013

This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. Convincingly presents a patent, trademark, or other “secret sauce” that can create equity value, not just current cash flow for the owners. Not in a heated rush. Calm and self-assured, rather than desperate.

Technical Review 273

Technical Review Intellectual Property Angel Investor Elevator Pitch 273

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Create hassles for post-merger integration of technology or teams. Focus the most senior person in the company’s time away from critical decision making on daily business. Dilute your cash, equity or both. Lead to bad blood on your existing team.

Operations 292

Operations CTO Hire Startup Early Stage 292

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.

Exit Strategy 289

Exit Strategy Entrepreneur IPO Startup 289

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2014

For many start-up companies, the dream is to one day become the other half in a merger or acquisition with a larger, more developed organisation. Start-up company ‘Blu Cigs’ was acquired by Lorrilard, one of the oldest continually operating tobacco organisations in America, for the impressive figure of $135 million for the merger.

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Acquisition Merger Europe Technical Review 193

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

That means merger and acquisition (M&A), not initial public offering (IPO). That goes back to the strength of the management team as the #1 threshold. Exit strategy. What’s most realistic these days is an exit via sale to an existing major company for which you solve a meaningful problem. No exit strategy means no return to investors.

Angel Investor 269

Angel Investor Cram Down Intellectual Property Venture Capital 269

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

Also, this competitor will now be a better candidate for merger or acquisition (M&A), due to the existing relationship, when either of you is ready for that step. Once you have established your credibility and value, a strategic partnership may extend to a financial relationship.

Non-Compete 241

Non-Compete Merger Technical Review Software Review 241

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.

Exit Strategy 264

Exit Strategy Private Equity Equity Technical Review 264

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation.

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Offshore Merger Technical Review 263

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2010

Of course there are times where a board’s voice is gospel: mergers, raising capital, replacing the CEO, etc. For the most part, boards challenge and manage teams need to interpret the tourist comments and decipher how to apply them (or whether to push back against them with better data at a later date).

Startup 288

Startup Merger Technical Review Framework 288

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Thinking Aloud acquisition Jack Narcotta mergers & acquisitions Microsoft Minecraft Mojang' His focus is on recognizing trends and opportunities and understanding business models and competitive landscapes in the enterprise IT and consumer device markets.

Acquisition 157

Acquisition Azure Merger Sweden 157

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. The reverse merger process itself doesn’t raise any capital. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad. Marty Zwilling.

Merger 246

Merger OTC IPO Stock 246

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2019

This is the end game for an industry, and many companies, characterized by mergers and acquisitions to a few dominant players. Companies with an innovative and creative bias, which thrived during the innovation phase, usually struggle in this period. The emphasis is on global processes and tight execution. Consolidation.

Dilution 224

Dilution Merger Flash Global 224

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).

Software Review 173

Software Review Software Technical Review Intellectual Property 173

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2019

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. The VDR is cloud-based storage that makes use of software to keep critical information of companies in one place.

Security 113

Security Software Review Technical Review Merger 113

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation.

Engineer 219

Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2021

An excellent Virtual Data room should provide privacy in business mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, due diligence , amongst other solutions. With this, you can ensure access levels when sharing projects and making deals with external stakeholders. The strength of a Virtual Data Room lies in its security.

Technical Review 159

Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Security 159

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 5, 2014

On the Notion that the Comcast/TWC Merger is Okay Because the Companies Don’t Overlap: “You can’t reduce competition when nobody is competing. That is the equivalent of needing a babysitter and hiring a dingo.”. -

.Net 161

.Net Merger Technical Review Internet 161

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

Mergers and acquisitions are an integral part of the business world. Matthew Brunstrum , a mergers and acquisitions advisor, explains why companies should prioritize their operations and financial considerations in order to make an acquisition succeed. The Basic Principles of Mergers and Acquisitions.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Operations Merger Forecast 103

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. The reverse merger process itself doesn’t raise any capital. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

Merger 198

Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 198

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2013

This is the end game for an industry, and many companies, characterized by mergers and acquisitions to a few dominant players. Companies with an innovative and creative bias, which thrived during the innovation phase, usually struggle in this period. The emphasis is on global processes and tight execution. Consolidation.

Dilution 187

Dilution Merger Flash Global 187

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. People feared they were going to have a monopoly over the Internet due to “bunding&# Internet Explorer with their operating system. As you know, Time Warner eventually spun off AOL for peanuts.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Internet EC2 297

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.

Private Equity 162

Private Equity Equity Technical Review Software Review 162

YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2017

A company not ready for implementation, or unaware of the changes on their business, will not have the analysis ready to cast their revenue under the new guidance — which can delay the deal or negatively impact the merger price.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Revenue Software Review Due Diligence 124

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 25, 2012

Mergers and acquisitions are a messy part of business and don’t always produce the expected outcome. In this book, you can read about some of the worst mergers ever to happen and hopefully take away some lessons that will help you in your future deal-making. Deals from Hell: M&A Lessons that Rise Above the Ashes by Robert F.

Merger 228

Merger Leadership Design Management 228

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

With new virtual and augmented reality technologies emerging, the merger of traditional and digital media is more than just on the horizon. There are newspapers, advertisements on the sides of trucks and buses, billboards, flyers—traditional media is still alive and well and we see it often.

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Software Review Marketing Technical Review Merger 100

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2020

And then of course, we are looking at mergers and acquisitions. And we are going back and continuing to harden the already fielded systems. We are we have new KPPS, if you will, for designing in the cybersecurity of the new systems.

Acquisition 333

Acquisition Technical Review Technology Government 333