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The Importance of Due Diligence in M&A Transactions

Scott Edward Walker

I’ve been handling a number of M&A transactions over the past few months from the buy-side, and one mistake I’m repeatedly seeing is the failure of the acquirer to perform an adequate due-diligence investigation of the target. 4) An important aspect of any acquisition is the due diligence investigation.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

I will always remember fondly my coffee meeting 5 years ago with my friend Sam Rosen in New York City shortly after Hurricane Sandy. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm. were more distributed.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

An Insider’s Perspective “Bird Zero” that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really appreciate the speed and scale of what has happened.

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4 Strategic Tools Service Businesses Can Borrow From Their Retail Counterparts

Up and Running

The good news: Much of the technology designed for retail has finally caught up with the service industry, ushering in a new category of tools that can free up much needed time for business owners. Use positive reviews to your advantage. Checking out online reviews of businesses has become commonplace.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

Both Sides of the Table

That has allowed the company to launch in many markets, build amazing applications, design future versions of the scooter and monetize while many companies are still just drawing up their go-to-market plans. Walking is great and I love to walk around Santa Monica, San Francisco and New York City but there are sometimes I need to be 1.6

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Case Study: Lean UX at work

Startup Lessons Learned

This article is a guest post by Jeff Gothelf, Director of User Experience at TheLadders in New York City. Jeff will also be joining us on stage at Startup Lessons Learned 2011 , where he will be presenting a case study on his experience blending design, Lean Startup, and large company culture.

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Building iPhone apps for the ‘Internet of Things’? Here’s how to get prepared

The Next Web

Jeremy Rappaport is a writer at Fueled , the leading iPhone application developers and masters of mobile design in New York City. Square, for instance, designed its card reader to plug into the headphone jack on iOS devices, rather than the 30-pin (now 8-pin) charging port.

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