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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 18, 2016
What they don’t realize is that about half the investment deals fail to close at this stage, including mergers and acquisitions , during the due-diligence process. Remember that investors at this stage have heard primarily from the founder, and only reviewed written business plans and collateral. Skeletons in the closet.
Steve Blank
DECEMBER 9, 2020
We just held our sixteenth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.
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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). Even after your application is accepted, the issuing process takes a lifetime in today’s technology (4-5 years).
The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 25, 2017
A viable business opportunity is to present expert business services designed to help companies operate and implement first cybersecurity procedures and measures. Currently, there’s the universal dependence on specialized software and computers to keep companies operating, and more offices are transiting into paperless working spaces.
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). Even after your application is accepted, the issuing process takes a lifetime in today’s technology (4-5 years).
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 14, 2016
Having audited financial statements will provide your buyer with a trustworthy source of your financials and operations. Whether your company is generating profits or operating at a loss, taxes are a significant risk area in any acquisition. More than 50% of deals fail, often due to uncovering skeletons in the closet.
Up and Running
JULY 2, 2014
My business partner and I made many mistakes in our first tech startup, and so many of them were the result of choosing a lawyer who was a terrible fit. We shared all of this with our attorney before she helped us write our Operating Agreement (OA), so we assumed we were in good hands. My business partner and I were elated.
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