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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. On these lines, this guide is going to take you through the Prolifogy Mergers & Acquisitions Checklist and how to take due diligence. The use of open-source software in the company. Customers and Sales. Financial Matters.

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9 Success Principles To Propel Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Minimize one-time sales in your business model. Use open-source e-commerce and website software, including web-chat software and PayPal, rather than building expensive customized solutions. New channels, such as adding brick-and-mortar distributors to supplement your online sales, also can multiply your rate of growth.

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Ask the VC Bonus Material

Feld Thoughts

As a step in the right direction, Jason and I decided to open source our Foundry Group form legal documents. Co-Sale Agreement. We’ve included plenty of other bonus material on this page, including LOI / merger docs and seed deal docs. You can find them on the Ask the VC Resources page. Investor Rights Agreement.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

Car sales in China went from 1 million in 2001 to 14 million in 2011. Other Beijing ecosystem issues I heard about were the things we take for granted: the lack of knowledge sharing (“ pay it forward ” isn’t part of the culture,) limited mentoring (few experienced mentors,) and a lack of open source education, and no AngelList model.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

More and more VCs have deals in their portfolios that have long outlasted their investment value, and more and more VCs are seeking to unload these deals, at a loss, as reverse merger vehicles. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans.

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

Car sales in China went from 1 million in 2001 to 14 million in 2011. Other Beijing ecosystem issues I heard about were the things we take for granted: the lack of knowledge sharing (“ pay it forward ” isn’t part of the culture,) limited mentoring (few experienced mentors,) and a lack of open source education, and no AngelList model.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

More and more VCs have deals in their portfolios that have long outlasted their investment value, and more and more VCs are seeking to unload these deals, at a loss, as reverse merger vehicles. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans.