Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

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 M&A exits (merger and acquisition). Yes, the software patent process is a mess.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Transcript of Developing Important Entrepreneurial and Leadership Qualities written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. It’s relatively small business, but I had a big part in helping build the infrastructure for the firm and hiring people and kind of the whole business development side and just really helping a firm grow.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 28, 2022

9- A merger of two companies. Enventys Partners was born when my company Command Partners, a digital marketing firm, vertically merged with Enventys, a product development firm. With that merger, half of each of our business’ names also merged, and that’s how we came up with ‘Enventys Partners’. Photo Credit: Roy Morejon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company. IPO – public company initial public stock offering.

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Exit Strategy Entrepreneur IPO Startup 289

Gust

OCTOBER 19, 2014

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 M&A exits (merger and acquisition). Yes, the software patent process is a mess.

Software Review 173

Software Review Software Technical Review Intellectual Property 173

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Toronto’s Mark Attanasio has spent some 20 years advising businesses at various stages in their development on what it takes to position themselves for growth – whether it’s through traditional transactional activities like management buyouts and mergers and acquisitions or via a public listing on a Canadian stock exchange.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Once the order is fulfilled and paid for, the funds can be paid back. ? Research and development. In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. Both of which are expensive and time-consuming.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

According to Lee M Von Kraus, PHD and a mentor at Clarity.fm, “Early stage startups are usually pre-money startup that are bootstrapping the early development of a product.”. If there is a gap in the market, there will be demand. Product development. Initial product development usually consists of prototyping and MVP.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2016

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company. IPO – public company initial public stock offering.

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Equity Exit Strategy Private Equity Startup 120

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

A 2012 study done by IBISWorld revealed that VDRs experienced a steady growth of about 17 percent annually as a result of technological advancements as well as the growth of global demand for these storage services. Mergers and Acquisitions. Accounting demands accurate audit trails that allow easy tracking of finances.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

In turn, this leads to the development of a thriving startup ecosystem which paves the way for technology and innovation. Drives development in technology. The constant innovation thus drives development in technology throughout the region. In May, the Indonesian on-demand motorbike startup Go-Jek managed to raise $1.2

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

My first business, a digital agency called MPSWORKS, came about purely based on demand for digital services and to generally help make a difference for small businesses across the UK by creating strong work that would help them prosper. It never occurred to me to start my own business that early into my career as a web developer.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1817, David Ricardo published On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation where he expanded upon Smith’s work in developing the theory of Comparative Advantage. Benchmark is an investor in Rover through a merger with DogVacay in 2017). You may be surprised to learn that this is already a massive industry.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2020

Both were developed to provide standards and rules to guarantee safeguards for patient information confidentiality. The CSF component of HITRUST provides a platform for all obligatory security demands that extend past HIPAA compliance. So how will such technology enhance the healthcare payment system? HITRUST and Banking .

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Technology Merger Security Framework 128

Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The Judge Group has heavily invested in their own team of in-house IT developers. The IT team has developed an internal applicant tracking system that allows the Judge Group to go to market quicker. Healthcare staffing agencies should find ways to leverage technology developments and custom tailor it for their needs.

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CPA Software Review LLC Technical Review 76

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

OPEC (the organization of petroleum exporting countries) is a cartel that was set up in the 1960′s and represents the interests of the 12 biggest oil producing countries in the world with the goal of increasing prices of oil, a good supplied in limited quantities to a world that had insatiable demand for the product. The Road Ahead?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Others have developed interfaces and formulas that just work and are proven to drive results. Smooth Mergers. CIOs have noticed, however, that with cloud computing, mergers are much faster. The reason the cloud is so favorable is because of its on-demand services. And this was time-consuming and generally ineffective.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Third, the cumulative effect of these changes is a hollowing out of the broader US capital markets and a decline in corporate competition: the number of publicly listed companies in the US declined by 50% over the last 20 years, while other developed countries have experienced a 50% increase over the same time period. 1990-1998 13.3%

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2019

It has developed into an important part of how companies do business, adapting for each era. This is known as an adverse demand shock. This makes the surviving companies stronger and means that they are better able to meet market demands in the future. Modern trademark laws were instituted in the 19th century.

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Intellectual Property Portfolio Analytics Equity 114

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Of course, growth and development are really a continuum. At this stage, you need investment bankers to negotiate a merger or acquisition (M&A), go private, or help you go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Angels may be less demanding, but typically add less value.

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Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 241

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). Yes, the software patent process is a mess.

Software 233

Software Intellectual Property Algorithm Startup 233

Up and Running

APRIL 6, 2022

They don’t look forward to acquisitions, mergers, franchising, or licensing. They don’t turn down an opportunity to scale, even if it demands expanding their team or opening new locations. This requires them to develop a long-term customer acquisition strategy. Entrepreneurs have to focus on customer acquisition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). Shareholders are demanding, and liability concerns are high. If your startup was less than a success, you’ll definitely want to erase it from memory. Sell to a friendly individual. Liquidation and close.

Exit Strategy 241

Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering IPO Startup 241

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 27, 2015

I am looking forward to the possibility of selling several proposals I have developed that could generate tremendous advertising revenues for newspapers, broadcasting companies, magazines, internet media companies and the internet divisions of multimedia companies. Thanks to Frank DeGeorge, YouStake. #5 5 – Proposals.

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Fresno Entrepreneur Merger LLC 48

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Of course, growth and development are really a continuum. At this stage, you need investment bankers to negotiate a merger or acquisition (M&A), go private, or help you go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Angels may be less demanding, but typically add less value.

Investment Bankers 231

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 231

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. It launched open API’s and created a platform whereby third-party developers could come build any app they wanted and Facebook didn’t even want (yet) to take any money from them to do so.

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2011

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). Shareholders are demanding, and liability concerns are high. If your startup was less than a success, you’ll definitely want to erase it from memory. Sell to a friendly individual. Liquidation and close.

Exit Strategy 231

Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering Startup IPO 231

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).

Software 228

Software Intellectual Property Algorithm Valuation 228

Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

Filed under: Customer Development , Family/Career , Technology | Tagged: Steve Blank , Entrepreneurs , Tips for Startups « Am I a Founder? We need our team members to have sustainable work / life balance or risk losing them to another less demanding industry all together. The Adventure of a Lifetime. Reply Michael F.

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Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS 282

Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Of course, growth and development are really a continuum. At this stage, you need investment bankers to negotiate a merger or acquisition (M&A), go private, or help you go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Angels may be less demanding, but typically add less value.

Venture Capital 171

Venture Capital Investment Bankers Angel Investor Initial Public Offering 171

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Because they offer competitive investment terms and don’t usually demand a board seat, super angels have become major power players in the startup scene. Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2020

Times of crisis demand a thorough communication plan and strong leadership (and to be clear, the pandemic will be an ongoing crisis spanning the next several years). Now is the time to develop a plan, based on the guidance from public health officials, and inform your employees, customers, and clients before doors begin to open.

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Leadership Public Relations Community Employee 223

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Because they offer competitive investment terms and don’t usually demand a board seat, super angels have become major power players in the startup scene. Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Startups built every possible feature the founding team envisioned (using “Waterfall development,”) into a monolithic “release” of the product taking months or years to build a first product release. But the bubble mantra of get “big fast” and “first mover advantage” demanded tens of millions more to create a “brand.”

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 16, 2012

Mergers and acquisitions have a notoriously high failure rate and as a result investors knocked a couple of percent off Cisco’s share price yesterday following the announcement of their $5bn acquisition of NDS Group.

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Acquisition Merger Social Network Revenue 104

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Startups are developing IP relevant to the disruption. In contrast, Facebook’s acquisition of the virtual reality hardware company Oculus still requires significant product development, identification of a viable business model – and the target market and revenue may never materialize. Does it become a new division?

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Silicon Valley Acquisition Boston Early Stage 120