thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Why this acquisition? Facebook is no longer the innovative, nimble startup it once was, and needs to acquire to stay relevant – see the post on Google’s recent acquisition of Nest. If this acquisition, cited as the largest venture backed exit ever, doesn’t change that view, I’m not sure what will.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

But it wasn’t the tank as a technology, by itself, that allowed Nazi Germany to take over Western Europe in a matter of weeks. I’m not going to talk about reforming the acquisition process, which many of your class speakers have mentioned and does need to get done. For example, the tank was invented in the mid-1910s.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2015

and Europe. Lenovo’s global scale and brand strength ensure it will remain a leading influencer in PC and mobile device markets, but the revenue and profit growth it forecasted for both its PC and smartphone businesses after the Motorola acquisitions was completed in October 2014 are out of reach.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Again, much red tape even though David grew up in the US (he had since moved to Europe and married a wonderful woman from Romania). They wanted to employ our entire team post acquisition. My dad’s father fled Jewish oppression in Eastern Europe as a teenager and ended up in South America. He’s South African.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

We are also seeing significant companies come out of Europe. The bulk of our discussion today was around scaling and customer acquisition strategies. Then Gerard McDonald from Dublin, Ireland, discussed CustomerDiscovery, a concept-stage venture around online marketing services using social media mechanisms for customer acquisition.

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The Next Web

JULY 18, 2017

In the last couple of years, entrepreneurs across the Middle East have launched new products, businesses, and shown the possibility of creating a vibrant startup scene similar to Europe and the United States. One such example is the recent acquisition of Souq, an ecommerce player that got acquired by Amazon for close to $800 million.

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Babbling VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Sales is focussed on Europe, specifically the DACH region, UK, France, Sweden and Russia. . 3 to 5 years sales experience, ideally in the online space with a focus on new customer acquisition. Must be able to do cold acquisition of new customers as well as develop new market segments independently. . Your qualifications: . -3

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 10, 2019

Veronica Sósa, founder of Business Fit International Magazine, Business Fit Magazine and SHE (Seminar for Hispanic Entrepreneurs in Europe). “I Gabriela Rodil , an award-winning entrepreneur, international speaker, author, and gifted CEO with expertise in the areas of financial strategy, systems management, and merger & acquisitions.

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Transformify

AUGUST 1, 2019

Our guest today is Carlos Mallen, Senior Vice President, Human Resources for the Americas and Europe, Exela. Prior to the formation of Exela, he was the SVP, Human Resources for Americas and Europe at SourceHOV. Prior to that, it was a group of smaller companies put together through mergers and acquisitions.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

The sales productivity ratio (measured with the Customer Acquisition Cost or CAC ratio) are also fairly similar for the two groups (except for a small cap dip in Q4 09) and therefore do not explain the difference Why is scale so much rewarded by public markets? Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars.

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ConversionXL

JULY 28, 2021

With the introduction of GDPR laws in Europe and enhanced privacy online, it’s becoming more difficult to track users with cookies. Life cycle reports follow the traditional conversion funnel: Acquisition Engagement Monetization Retention. For example, you can use acquisition reports to see which channels are driving new customers.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Mergers and acquisitions with tech giants and corporates. Instead of expanding further, this group might be considered by corporates for mergers and acquisitions. With the surge in venture capital fundraising, these Asian startups can accelerate growth and face challenges with confidence.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 7, 2021

Your name sticks with you,” says Jenny Stanley, managing director of Appetite Creative, a branding agency covering Europe and Dubai. Your customer acquisition rate will literally go down the drain if your customers can’t remember your startup’s name easily. Create your own demand for a product or service.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Media incubator ESPACIO , has announced its acquisition of the tech news publication 150sec – the renowned online magazine focused on entrepreneurship and tech in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The recent acquisition by ESPACIO has both Adrian and Agata hopeful for the future of the publication.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2011

We started this week's One Million by One Million roundtable with a discussion of online advertising trends, looking at them from the perspective of cost-effective customer acquisition and brand building, as well as entrepreneurial opportunities. You can find more on the topic on my blog at Top 10 Online Advertising Trends For The Decade.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

While poised with a limited number of transactions this year, the world of public Cloud Computing and SaaS companies has been marked by two events in the past few months: the acquisition of Omniture by Adobe and the high profile IPO of LogMeIn, a leading provider of PC remote access and support with a very interesting freemium model.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The new equity round will fuel additional growth and provide capital for further acquisitions. Headout is partnering with @FlixBus to bring exciting offers and adventures to travelers across Europe. Cap Hill Brands raised $100M in a Series B round led by BlackRock. Bikky raised a $5.25M seed round led by Equal Ventures.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

The SaaS growth recovery does not seem to take a "V" shape 2) Sales productivity is ramping up: bottom was hit in the first half of 2009 However, the sales and productivity of the group, measured by the median "Customer Acquisition Cost ratio" or "CAC ratio", seems to be recovering more steeply. Europe Consumer. (1). My Investments.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2019

It makes learning and skill acquisition effortless and worthwhile. Everyone can ascertain to the fact that the benefits of studying in a conducive and favourable environment cannot be overemphasized.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 15, 2017

And now, it’s set its sights on becoming the largest cloud-based video surveillance provider in Europe. On Thursday, Eagle Eye Networks announced the acquisition of Panasonic Cloud […] The post Eagle Eye Networks Buys Panasonic Cloud Management Service and Expands into the European Market appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Failure to do so can lead to significant liability for the PE firm, especially if allegations of fraud and abuse are made post-acquisition. EU competition law could impact private equity firms that process the personal data of European Union citizens, even if those firms aren’t located in Europe.

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techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Three major acquisitions in as many months in this space confirm it is). Enterprise. CrunchBase. Hot topics. Editor’s Picks. Disrupt NYC. The Trouble With Non-tech Cofounders. guest author. Thursday, February 23rd, 2012. This is a guest post by Scott Allison, CEO and founder of Teamly.com. About & Staff. Privacy Policy.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 20, 2012

Many great services whither and die following acquisition and when Microsoft acquired Skype I feared the worst. It is great to see Microsoft's $8.5bn acquisition of Skype working out for a number of reasons: Skype is a great consumer service and it will most likely continue to get investment going forward. It turns out I was wrong.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

She also serves as an advisor for the sales and acquisition of coal-related assets and develops forecasts of U.S. While we are seeing places such as the United States and Europe decrease demand, developing countries in Asia represent a rising annual demand. As a Principal in coal practice, Ms. Last year, there were about 1.5

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The US market is worth more than $25 billion and Europe is the same. After a year in the market, MakeSpace was growing rapidly and our biggest issue was CAC (customer acquisition costs) relative to payback period (when we get our marketing investment back) and relative to LTV (lifetime value). So, let’s start with the basics.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 8, 2009

But does Larry hate cloud computing that much or is he hiding a potential future acquisition of Salesforce.com? Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. A funny video of Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle on Cloud Computing. It was taken at a Churchill Club event last month. SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 22, 2016

The addition of Serendex adds new drugs to its portofolio including Serendex’s flagship product, Molgradex, an inhaled drug in later stage clinical trials in Europe and Japan to treat autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors, or for M&A exits (merger and acquisition). In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 3, 2015

The first nine Australian-based startups under its wing have already attracted more than S$3.15 million (A$3 million) in follow-on funding.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 13, 2015

people born in Europe between 1918 and 1939; survivors of an aircrash; truck drivers who smoked between age 30 and 40).”. How does retention differ among different acquisition channels? Acquisition Efficiency. Ryan Farley: “One of our most powerful cohorts is our retention by acquisition channel.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2017

Specifically, in a web app, you can attribute sales more precisely to a certain marketing channel and measure the ROI (return on investment) or CAC (customer acquisition cost) based on the data. For instance, collecting and tracking online browsing behavior and shopping patterns is simpler to integrate within a web app.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 26, 2012

From a European perspective the important point here is that most acquisitions are made by US companies, and after that local job creation generally dwindles. The good news is that we are doing better and better at this in Europe. The good news is that we are doing better and better at this in Europe.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2017

I was an early employee at PayPal and back in the 2000-2001 timeframe, and we ended up taking a fairly significant amount of strategic investment (tens of millions of $) from various banks in the US, Europe, and Asia. It doesn’t mean it can’t be done, but having say Google as an investor can make it tricky to work with say Apple.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

and today Bazaarvoice has a broad Conversations platform, network solutions (like Bazaarvoice Connections), analytics (Bazaarvoice Intelligence), and now advertising for the network with the acquisition of Longboard Media. But I told him that stock would lead to one of the highest paid internships in Austin history.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2011

The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” every patent can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors, or for M&A exits (merger and acquisition). In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between.

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gigaom.com

JULY 10, 2012

Lingo licenses Watson’s core speech technology for its language servers (though that relationship will likely end after the Nuance acquisition closes), and Research in Motion’s QNX is working with Watson’s API to develop a conceptual connected car assistant. Tech News and Analysis. Follow us on Twitter. -->. Speech recognition anyone?

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 23, 2013

Looking back, there were several factors limiting our ability to grow, including: Geographical markets: We had internationalized to five non-English speaking countries in Europe, but felt that conquering Asia was too risky an endeavor for a relatively small company (our platform revenues were in the hundreds of millions of dollars).

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