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Merger and Acquisition Due Diligence Checklist

The Startup Magazine

When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, taking due diligence takes center stage. Without proper due diligence, you might find yourself in a serious financial mess. On these lines, this guide is going to take you through the Prolifogy Mergers & Acquisitions Checklist and how to take due diligence.

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Texas Gets A New Tech Equity Program

Austin Startup

By: Kasheef Wyzard and Michelle Ferguson Image: Dream Corps TECH Black Engineer Educators Let’s face it?—?we we know the future is being written in code. Big Tech has shattered boundaries and made the previously impossible a new reality?—?but but at the expense of Black and Brown talent. Interested in getting involved?

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers.

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Can You Replace Lawyers With Software?

The Startup Magazine

A business runs on diligence, passion, and creativity — but it also needs a whole lot of legal help. Thus, as with many other expensive aspects of starting a business, many entrepreneurs like you are turning to software. More realistically, artificial intelligence and computer software will assist lawyers, not replace them entirely.

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How the pre-seed round made a comeback in 2024

VC Cafe

In smaller funds, ticket sizes tend to be lower, so pre-seed is the only stage where micro funds are able to secure their minimum equity targets. Sam Altman recently said that we’re not far from the day that we’ll see a billion dollar company with one or few employees. who’s talking to customers?)

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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ? Understand where they were in terms of being able to pay or was this equity-only (sweat equity only). And he was still in the process of raising additional capital, so it was equity only. There are cases where I will do equity-only deals.

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How Baby Boomers Fit In The Realm Of Entrepreneurship

Startup Professionals Musings

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. In fact, they are well-qualified overall, having worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated.