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| Page 1 of 10 | Previous | Next | CHRIS DIXON DECEMBER 10, 2011 Three types of acquisitions There are three types of technology acquisitions: - Talent. As a rule of thumb, these acquisitions are priced at approximately $1M/engineer. Generally the prices for these acquisitions are significantly higher than talent acquisitions. Tech: When the acquirer wants the technology along with the team. Siri). startups | | | | | | |
| | | | CHRIS DIXON SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 Notes on the acquisition process Comparatively little, however, has been written about the important transaction at the other end many startups’ life, acquisitions. Here are some things I’ve learned about the acquisition process over the years. As with financings, acquisitions take a long time and involve lots of meetings and difficult decisions. | CHRIS DIXON OCTOBER 18, 2012 The economic logic behind tech and talent acquisitions Suppose you are a large company generating $1B in revenue, and you have a market cap of $5B. You want to build an important new product that your CTO estimates will increase your revenue 10%. At a 5-1 price-to-revenue ratio, a 10% boost in revenue means a $500M boost in market cap. Here is a really simplified example. Suppose | | | | | | | |
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ORRICK TOTAL ACCESS | THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012  Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make During Acquisitions
I gave a presentation yesterday at RocketSpace , an accelerator for seed-funded technologies in San Francisco, about best practices and top mistakes companies make during acquisitions. They almost always end in disputes about whether the buyer tried hard enough to generate revenue to meet the earn out thresholds. MORE >> -
LIGHTSPEED | THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010 How can startups quickly get to millions in monthly revenue.
Home About Lightspeed Team jump to navigation How can startups quickly get to millions in monthly revenue? For companies like Youtube and Facebook, this approach worked incredibly well and led to very fast value creation, often in advance of revenue growth. It’s one thing to generate a lot of revenue. Comments » 1. MORE >> -
SOFTWARE BY ROB | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012  The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 1)
And the funds came from revenue generated by my portfolio of web applications and websites that I’ve built over the past several years. This acquisition is a long story, but if you have a few minutes let me tell you the best parts. But within 24 hours we were off and running, discussing a potential acquisition. exit big! MORE >> -
GROWTHOLOGY | MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012  Post-IPO Employment and Revenue Growth
The Kauffman Foundation released today a new study by Martin Kenney, Don Patton, and Jay Ritter on the employment and revenue growth of all companies that have made initial public offerings over the past 14 years. The new contributions from this study pertain to post-IPO revenue and jobs. Read the report for further information. MORE >> -
VENTURE CHRONICLES | TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2012 Is Freemium Compatible with Enterprise Software?
Freemium is not magical pixel dust, it is a way to deliver a multi-channel business model that intersects customer segments regardless of size, complexity, and revenue opportunity. Build your website for throughput and efficiency in support of customer acquisition through the trial experience. compliance). MORE >>
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- Why Facebook Clearly Belongs in the 10X Revenue Club ABOVETHECROWD.COM | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
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- Acquisition Planning Process: 6 Questions to Answer Right Now GROWTHINK BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
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- Can Paid Customer Acquisition Work With Freemium? SOFTWARE BY ROB | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011
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- Reactions to AmEx’s acquisition of Revolution Money NON-LINEAR GROWTH | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009
- Measuring Incrementality: Controlled Experiments to the Rescue! OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
- Finding the best startup customers HIGH CONTRAST | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2010
- Startup Acquisitions: Exit Strategy SEED STAGE CAPITAL | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010
- The Executive Summary; Loosen Up a bit. SCALABLE STARTUP | FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2012
- How to Correctly Price SaaS (Part I) MARK BIRCH | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012
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- LinkedIn Will Eventually Buy Quora MARK BIRCH | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
- A Roadmap of Yahoo's Acquisition Targets FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012
- Gail Goodman – The Long, Slow SaaS Ramp of Death BUSINESS OF SOFTWARE BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012
- dshen.com | David Shen's Blogs | Revenue or No Revenue: Stop. DSHEN | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012
- User Growth Vs Revenue (Why “Free Only” May Limit Growth) STARTUP MARKETING BLOG | TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2009
- The Dangers Of Tying Your Business To Another ROSSKIMBAROVSKY.COM | TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010
- Acquisition or Partnership? How to Decide FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, JULY 30, 2012
- From Deadpool to Acquisition: Lessons From Sprouter's Almost Fail ONSTARTUPS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011
- This Acquisition Earn Out is Way Too High GROWTHINK BLOG | THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011
- Buyers for your company: How to build a great list? ACTIVE GARAGE | MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010
- Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Non-dilutive Financing Through Revenue Sharing READWRITESTART | THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011
- Twitter’s New Ad Policy And The Dangers Of Tying Your Business To Another CROWDSPRING BLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2010
- The Adobe and Omniture Acquisition: Some Predictions WATCHING WEBSITES | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
- A Billion Dollars, Through Acquisitions & Perseverance FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013
- Private Tech Company Acquisitions Are Up: Report FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013
- Is a Groupon Deal Transformative for Google? MEDIA VC | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010
- The SRS 2012 Merger and Acquisition Terms Study: Comments on Key Findings PASCAL'S VIEW | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012
- What’s Enough Traction? GET VENTURE | TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010
- 2012 has been ‘the year of mobile’ but the big mobile ad acquisitions were made three years ago THE EQUITY KICKER | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012
- Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble? CRACKING THE CODE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011
- Why Twitter's Bluefin Acquisition Is a Smart Move FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013
- Finland Preparing A 1984 Type Foreign Acquisition Law ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
- Happy New Year! Your Revenues Are $0 FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012
- Vanity Acquisitions - Do You Pity Or Appraise Them? Do They Even Exist? ARCTICSTARTUP | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
- Facebook Acquires Israel’s Snaptu For an Estimated $60-70 Million VC CAFE | SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2011
- It’s a Family (tree) Business: My Herritage Acquires Polish Startup VC CAFE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011
- AARRR is from the Pirate’s Point of View MARKET BY NUMBERS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
- The Eighty Percent Acquisition Rule BERKONOMICS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2011
- No Accounting For Startups STEVE BLANK | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010
- 24MAS Enters Mobile Gaming With THQ Wireless Acquisition ARCTICSTARTUP | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2011
- What You Need To Know About The Churn Rate And How To Fight It YOUNGUPSTARTS | FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013
- How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011
- New Rules for the New Internet Bubble STEVE BLANK | FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
- Paths to $5M for a startup founder GABRIEL WEINBERG | SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010
- Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
- Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- What is the Best Sales Model for You? GUY NIRPAZ | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011
- @altgate » Blog Archive » Switching Costs ALTGATE | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2010
- The $100000000 Question - DShen's Blogs DSHEN | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011
- Gemalto Acquires Valimo Wireless For Undisclosed Sum ARCTICSTARTUP | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2010
- Startup CEO New Years Resolutions « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog LIGHTSPEED | THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2011
- Are Business Plans Still Necessary? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009
- The ABCs of SaaS Math STARTUPCFO | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
- How to create a profitable Freemium startup (spreadsheet model included!) ANDREWCHENBLOG.COM | THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
- On not hiring GABRIEL WEINBERG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011
- SaaS Business Models – Slide Deck FOR ENTREPRENEURS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010
- Which is better: Many customers at low price-point or few at high price? A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012
- Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008, London) - Master of. 500 HATS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
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- 5 Actions may enhance customer diversity or allow you to recover from a loss TAFFY WILLIAMS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012
- The 10x Product Launch ASH MAURYA | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011
- 10 Key Metrics To Take a Startup to the Next Level STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012
- Deep dive: Cancellation rate in SaaS business models A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011
- Ten million users is the new one million users CHRIS DIXON | FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012
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- Saas Math: Why are you NOT spending on marketing? STARTUPCFO | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
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- Startonomics Conference on Startup Metrics, AARRR! (10/2, SF. 500 HATS | MONDAY, JULY 14, 2008
- If you build it, they won't come, unless. A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010
- Silicon Valley Is Filled With Liars NICK O'NEILL | THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2012
- Integrate a Company You Acquire: 6 Steps FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012
- Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas TONY WRIGHT DOT COM | THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010
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