Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

For example, I believe Bill Gates would have failed without his partners Steve Ballmer and Paul Allen. Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills. “If we build it, they will come” doesn’t work in today’s worldwide information overload. It takes the right team to build a great business. Needed help can be your biggest burden.

Technical Review 329

Technical Review Merger Software Review Acquisition 329

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 18, 2009

We had been working on a merger between BuildOnline and a competitor called iScraper. The first came from the CEO of iScraper telling me that they would not be able to complete the deal – their investor, Apax Partners, had decided not to proceed despite verbal assurances that they would. .&# (quote via David Fishman ).

Germany 298

Germany Entrepreneur Merger Los Angeles 298

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. But remember that “dancing with the wolves” can also get you eaten for lunch.

Non-Compete 241

Non-Compete Merger Technical Review Software Review 241

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2012

Successful entrepreneurs already have a visible network of trusted suppliers, potential customers, partners, and even investors. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. Listens before answering questions. Networked and connected. These are critical to any venture. Full disclosure attitude.

Technical Review 294

Technical Review Intellectual Property Angel Investor Elevator Pitch 294

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Explore partners and M&A to solidify your strategy. You need to be constantly assessing mergers and acquisitions, as well as divestitures. Get outside the company regularly to get feedback on future customer needs, emerging technologies, and the views of influencers and experts in the field.

Technical Review 312

Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Social Media 312

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2013

Successful entrepreneurs already have a visible network of trusted suppliers, potential customers, partners, and even investors. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. Listens before answering questions. Networked and connected. These are critical to any venture. Full disclosure attitude.

Technical Review 273

Technical Review Intellectual Property Angel Investor Elevator Pitch 273

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.

Partner 113

Partner Technical Review Management Due Diligence 113

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. Finding a partner that melds well with your existing business plan and internal infrastructure will help in ensuring that your partner enhances your performance, without hindering it.

Acquisition 193

Acquisition Merger Europe Technical Review 193

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. I find the same still going on with a few firms and partners.&# So what’s left?

Silicon Valley 237

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 237

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Successful entrepreneurs already have a visible network of trusted suppliers, potential customers, partners, and even investors. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. Listens before answering questions. Networked and connected. These are critical to any venture. Full disclosure attitude.

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor Technical Review Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 241

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. Another frequent partner for Hauser Private Equity is the Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Digital Transformation.

Private Equity 164

Private Equity Equity Technical Review Software Review 164

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The acquisition has Microsoft primed to capitalize on opportunities for education and simulation software, bringing with it longer-term opportunities for Microsoft and its roster of hardware and software partners to sell their products and services into commercial markets.

Acquisition 157

Acquisition Azure Merger Sweden 157

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

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. Think about your core values and priorities, and look only at potential partners who have the same culture.

Partner 434

Partner Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Non-Compete 434

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

I might talk openly about how Hulu is my partner, while simultaneously launching an iPad player before hulu does (as ABC did) – even when I’m a shareholder. As NBC (founding shareholder at Hulu) and Comcast complete their merger I suspect the pressure on and control of Hulu will be even firmer. The Road Ahead?

Video 292

Video Technical Review Advertising Distribution 292

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

As a VC I need to get buy-in from my partners when tough stuff comes up. Imagine your investor has to call the CEO of a $20 billion company for approval for your merger or sale. One of the problems in working with corporate entities is that the venture arm doesn’t always have an autonomous decision-making ability.

Strategic Investors 279

Strategic Investors Venture Capital Due Diligence Early Stage 279

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 28, 2022

9- A merger of two companies. Enventys Partners was born when my company Command Partners, a digital marketing firm, vertically merged with Enventys, a product development firm. With that merger, half of each of our business’ names also merged, and that’s how we came up with ‘Enventys Partners’.

Naming 161

Naming Entrepreneur Jordan Merger 161

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

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Topics covered in the panel discussions and closed door sessions will revolve around innovations in Asia, a look at merger and acquisition deals in Asia, as well as clean and green technologies. Chua Sock Koong, Tim Draper of Draper Fisher Jurvetson , amongst others. “It’s the next space to watch.”

Singapore 162

Singapore Private Equity Asia Venture Capital 162

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

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In the first stage the Outpost focusses on networking and partnering in the Innovation Cluster in which it is based (i.e. Stage 1: Networking and Partnering – the Technology Connectors. In addition to getting plugged into the ecosystem’s network, the first role of the Outpost is to partner. In what order?

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Incubator Acquisition Business Model 120

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. Lindzon has more than 20 years experience in the financial community acting in both an entrepreneurial and investing capacity.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

Both partners must not forget they are still competitors. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition. entrepreneurs startup strategic partners tough competitors' Expand core competency and solidify strengths.

Partner 244

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 244

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

The report sums up the exits of Israeli high-tech companies in merger & acquisition deals and initial public offerings, as well as buyout deals, from 2012 to H1/2017. In the past 6 months, exits comprised 46 merger & acquisition (M&A) deals, seven initial public offerings (IPOs) and four buyouts, totalling $1.51

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Merger Initial Public Offering Israel 94

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2013

Being wholly owned has the same effect, but it does obviously require a merger or an acquisition to occur. Many Berkshire Hathaway companies utilize this position as an advantage. In Advance vs. Arrears. Payment terms can always be a sticky point based upon who has the advantage and who is taking on the risk.

Technical Review 164

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

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

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Toronto’s Mark Attanasio , co-founder of Hillcrest Merchant Partners, has years of significant experience with advising clients on mergers and acquisitions raising capital and navigating the landscape of general capital markets. Hillcrest Merchant Partners with Donato Sferra. In 2017, he embarked on a new venture, founding.

Cofounder 48

Cofounder Venture Capital Partner Leadership 48

Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

And one would become my mentor and partner in later companies.) 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? Two of my role models for my career were in this company. (And But this story is not about Convergent.

Entrepreneur 295

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS 295

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how big people like Match.com and eHarmony became on the trend of helping us find our dating partners and why this would be improved my mobile, social networks. In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

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.”.

Leadership 134

Leadership Cofounder Merger Founder 134

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

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

Both partners must not forget they are still competitors. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition. Expand core competency and solidify strengths. Willing to learn from each other. The industry leader arrogance has not yet set in.

Non-Compete 317

Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger Acquisition 317

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

These services have been used by companies to share information with outsiders like lawyers, auditors, partners or even customers. Mergers and Acquisitions. VDRs offer secure information storage solutions. Information stored on these sites and shared to outside parties is highly confidential.

Software Review 100

Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Security 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2021

For technical innovators, I often recommend finding a partner with deep business savvy. 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. This is a clear case where one plus one equals three. New businesses are expected to be chaotic.

Dilution 428

Dilution Entrepreneur Merger Acquisition 428

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. Entrepreneurs, while partnering with or acquiring a new business, must check for compatibility and strategic fit. Fresh customer base. Marty Zwilling.

Merger 243

Merger Acquisition Startup Bandwidth 243

venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Additionally, Microsoft will provide its startups with four to eight months of advice, design and development help, discounted access to Microsoft’s Azure Data Marketplace APIs, and introductions to potential partners or customers. The startups will also have the option of using office space on Microsoft’s Bellevue, Wash.

Detroit 69

Detroit Incubator Technical Review Venture Capital 69

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

They have too many highly paid partners, fat fees, an aging corporate infrastructure and difficulty raising money from institutions. As lifecycle investment partners, they have become weighted down with portfolios still recovering from the economic downturn. Super angels are individuals or small teams using their own money.

Angel Investor 342

Angel Investor Silicon Valley Venture Capital Portfolio 342

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Both partners must not forget they are still competitors. Let market response dictate a later split, merger, or acquisition. Longer term, when ready, it may be time for merger or acquisition. Expand core competency and solidify strengths. Willing to learn from each other. The industry leader arrogance has not yet set in.

Partner 147

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 147