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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 16 – Acquisition & Sustainment – Ellen Lord

Steve Blank

Today’s topic was Acquisition and Sustainment and Modern War. Some of the readings for this week included How the DOD Acquires Weapons Systems , The Planning, Programming and Budgeting Process , Acquisition Reform in the NDAA , Defense Primer on DOD Contractors , and on the Defense Industrial Base.

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Mark Hauser’s Hauser Private Equity Spearheads Major Deals in Industrial Sector

The Startup Magazine

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. In tandem with these efforts toward organic growth, they will also explore opportunities for inorganic growth through acquisitions. Manufacturing.

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Future-Proofing Your Startup’s Compliance

The Startup Magazine

The trick is to use predictive analytics to identify threats. For instance, you should assess what risk lies in a merger and acquisition decision. While you might have the tools to prevent today’s threat, you might not necessarily be ready for future threats. It can give you enough insights if you know where to look.

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Helen Mohsenzadeh Answers What Is Business Development?

The Startup Magazine

Finally, a popular method is an acquisition or merger, where businesses integrate with another company to increase market share and gain access to new customers or resources. Another strategy is product development, which involves creating new offerings to satisfy customer needs.

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18 Ways to Make Your Financial Model Stand Out to Investors

David Teten

I look at a lot of spreadsheets and analytic reports, and way too many are difficult to read and therefore hard to understand. It’s misleadingly precise to have two digits to the right of the decimal in a CAC/LTV multiple for year 3 of your forecast (“Customer Acquisition Cost”/”LifeTime Value of Customer”).

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Update on our study on deal sourcing

David Teten

Our research associates, Yujin Chung (Andreessen Horowitz) and Neha Kumar (Anklesaria Group), provided invaluable quantitative and analytical support. 12/10: Mergers & Acquisitions , Where are the Deals? My coauthor Chris Farmer of General Catalyst provided critical insight, particularly on the venture capital industry.

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The Most Interesting Part of CVS & Aetna

Growthink Blog

CVS' proposed acquisition this week of health insurance giant Aetna is a big deal. And, at a $77 billion purchase price, it is one of the largest mergers in the history of healthcare and will enrich Aetna shareholders to the tune of a 29% percent premium on their stock shares.