Steve Blank

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Acquiring a growth-stage private startup can provide a faster ROI at lower risk than the acquisition of an early- stage startup. For example, Google’s acquisition of Nest (which had customers, revenue and a distribution channel) allowed it to enter the connected home market immediately.

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Silicon Valley Acquisition Boston Early Stage 120

Scott Edward Walker

DECEMBER 13, 2018

An acquihire is essentially the acquisition of a startup for its talent/team (rather than for its products or services). The deal is typically structured as an asset purchase (as opposed to a stock purchase or merger) — though the acquirer often does not actually want the startup’s IP and/or other assets. What is an Acquihire?

Founder 45

Founder Merger IP Liquidation Preference 45

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions. This is often in the 5-7% range.

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IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

The part that I’d like to zero in on is when you’ve got a high growth company what are some of the best practices out there to distribute equity to the founders, advisors, and employees? The one thing that I think is missing is distributing equity to every single employee in the company regardless of title. Title Range (%).

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Equity Employee Founder CTO Hire 62

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The Epiphany / Realization My e-commerce business was an online discount seller of designer fragrances. I like designer products – I consume them and tend to stay on top of recent trends in fashion. The realization of my idea started on an international trip when I was working as a consultant in mergers and acquisitions.

SEO 86

SEO PPC America Design 86

The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Distribution and cashflow pose challenges in China. Furthermore, the steady cashflow in the Western market also comes about because of one key factor: the distribution model. The relatively straightforward distribution model in the US for mobile app developers is contrasted by a landscape in China that is simply put, a maze.

China 122

China Developer Intellectual Property Mobile 122

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. Not so much because of the chump change we made (my distribution partner and I), but more so because of the invaluable lessons learned in the process. Yes you can laugh.

Internet 80

Internet Technical Review Stock Due Diligence 80

www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

Design & Production. Tool: Sysomos (Marketwire) URL: Sysomos.com What it does: Like Radian6, Sysomos is designed to help brands “listen” to what people are saying about them online, particularly through social media. Art/Creative/Design. Art and Designers. Distribution. Mergers and Acquisitions.

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Social Media Rhode Island Media South Dakota 40

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I too am looking for someone to work with that knows the manufacturing and distribution end of a solid product. The problem is that many programmers have loads of talent with no product sense and business students have great designs with no way to implement them. How do you know which designer/developer to choose?

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84