YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

Marks, founder and managing partner of High Rock Partners and author of “ Middle Market M & A: Handbook for Investment Banking and Business Consulting “ Conventional wisdom says that a company grows by reaching new customers, increasing its workforce, expanding marketing or launching new products or services.

Acquisition 124

Acquisition Finance Raleigh Mezzanine 124

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

But the press (and I suspect many of the senior execs of these companies) don’t really explore the corrosive downside of these acquisition. If I don’t commit to millions of dollars of acquisitions I will … die? So I thought I would. Let’s assume an early-stage company around for 2 years with limited traction.

Liquidation Preference 357

Liquidation Preference Early Stage Retention Lock-up Period 357

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

They had a phenomenal obsession with customer service and offered free shipping and returns. eBay was ultimately unable to generate sufficient profits and synergies from the acquisition. Negotiating a different deal structure could have prevented the price from dropping. In 2011, Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5

IPO 162

IPO Exit Strategy San Francisco Startup 162

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Are your costs per acquisition going up or down with scale? But here it’s not enough to relay on secondary research – get out there and speak to potential customers, partners and even competitors – gather evidence and interest. Bottom up is better than top down projections (i.e. Have a sigle main idea.

Startup 133

Startup Cofounder Warrant Stock Options 133

K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 10, 2017

6M-$15M used to scale customer acquisition and revenue). Q: How are most Pre-Seed deals structured? Seed is the new Series A. (~$2M used get for building product, establishing product-market fit and early revenue). Series A is the new Series B. (~6M-$15M Series B is the new Series C. Series C/D is the new Mezzanine.

Seed Stage 82

Seed Stage Finance Later Stage Equity 82

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. ” Take advantage of being on-demand and allow customers to try and buy your service with as little friction as possible. Labels: SaaS , sales and marketing , software. 16 comments: BdH. Brian, Paglo www.paglo.com.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Right out of Graduate School, I started my career with one of the big four accounting firms in their M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) practice. I travelled all over the world wherever business deals were happening, gained tremendous experience and exposure to the Corporate landscape, and learned invaluable life lessons in my career.

Internet 80

Internet Technical Review Stock Due Diligence 80