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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

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The total number of M&A deals in the US this year is projected to be a paltry 225 transactions relative to more than 450 deals just 2 years ago, which was the norm between 2002-2007, varying only by around 3% per year. the people who buy companies) in Q2 of this year of technology & media companies.

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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

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The move came as a shock to many in the tech business community, in which we’ve become accustomed to real-time disclosure by company executives through social media. Before the commercial Internet, the primary tools of disclosure included: Prospectus and related registration statement (“S-1″) for an IPO.

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Yahoo! vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing ? AGILEVC

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And at PayPal we were hit with a couple patent disputes while in the midst of our IPO process. While it was still a college-focused SNS, Facebook of course launched in 2004 and there were plenty of other examples of social networking already… Friendster (2002), LinkedIn (2003), MySpace (2003), Orkut (2004). execs involved.

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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

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He or she has worked at some very successful big technology or media companies and went to a great school. Maybe they were in their 20s in 2002 when being a startup CEO wasn’t really available to most? It will likely IPO in the coming years. million property buys you what you imagined $250,000 would have.

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9 Business Acronyms You Need To Know

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IPO stands for Initial Public Offering, and is the first sale of a private stock to the public. Most recently, the mass media has been concerned with the Facebook IPO. What You Thought It Meant: Giant Awesome Animatronic Porcupine.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

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If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). What does the market look like for IPO’s and is this likely to improve? We discussed: 1. TechCrunch.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. Do you think the impact of social media is effecting Google’s search business?

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