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What Entrepreneurs Should do about Price Fixing

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We discuss deal structures. Here’s what he said (name withheld but if wants to be public he can put it in the comments and I’ll give him attribution: “To put it really really simply and roughly: 2 separate issues for antitrust claims: (1) abuse of (2) market power. kind of way. Was it collusion?

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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

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I know the buyers try the best to believe that [insert well known founder name here. And on many occasions I have passed on deals where it was clear that the founding team was over-optimizing the deal structure to focus on a quick exit. Most founders stay the least amount of time they can. But evidence suggests otherwise.