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AUGUST 12, 2010
In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. Retail investors were burned in IPOs in 2000, Consumers getting burned by services disappearing) Minutes 31-35.
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APRIL 15, 2010
I don’t believe that search is the only answer in 2010 as it was in 2000. I think everybody heard about this acquisition. On the founder’s side it’s about taking money off of the table and / or having strategic reserves for big acquisitions. There is also another inherent weakness. M&A Discussion.
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JULY 29, 2010
The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). We covered the week’s M&A deals : Playdom and Kongregate and why Disney and GameStop made the acquisitions. I explain in the video what happened in my first company (e.g. I eventually needed more money.
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MAY 23, 2012
In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. The numbers of potential buyers had decreased dramatically both because large companies were shedding jobs and because many past buyers simply lacked resources to make acquisitions.
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MARCH 11, 2010
But there are also problems / risks: - the funding environment might change dramatically – there may never be a next round (see: March 2000, September 11, 2001 and September 2008). - They can fund a deal if necessary and valid at the time you present an acquisition target to them. .&# If it works you’re a hero. What to do?
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JUNE 18, 2010
Founded in 2000 in New Brunswick, NJ. Potentially limits acquisition opportunities for independent ad networks. -Customers Include: Reuters, Associated Press, , Dow Jones, Ask.com , healthcare companies, and major investment banks and hedge funds. Competitors: InformationBuilders , DataWatch. Current round: $5.25mm in Series A from.406
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MAY 25, 2013
In 2000 our industry had more than $100 billion in LP money. This happens at acquisition time, too. The industry isn’t dying. It is changing. And reinventing itself. And some firms will go under. And others will emerge. That’s normal. It’s a market, after all. In 2013 it is expected to be around $35 billion.
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