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6 Ways To Win By Creative Partnering With Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach has been used for years, and implies very little risk, but many startups are still “too busy” to pursuing possible partners. Competitors can become strategic investors or merger candidates. Good strategic partnerships often lead to strategic investments, or great acquisition relationships.

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Startups Must Embrace Coopetition For Rapid Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach has been used for years, and implies very little risk, but many startups are still “too busy” to pursuing possible partners. Competitors can become strategic investors or merger candidates. Good strategic partnerships often lead to strategic investments, or great acquisition relationships.

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Quick Thoughts on Term Sheets and LOIs

Rob Go

In almost all cases, when a term sheet doesn’t result in a deal, it’s because of the investor feels like there was some form of indiscretion on the part of the company, or something catastrophic has happened in the outside world or to the partner or fund itself. M&A is much less of a multi-turn game.

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Never Been Easier to Become a VC. Never Been Harder to Stay One.

Hunter Walker

strategic investors (including corporates). traditional institutional LPs such as fund of funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds ( our investors ). First fund is like a seed round – it’s based on pitch and reputation. high net worth individuals. family offices. It’s not a lifestyle job.

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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

She had so much insight to share that we broke the interview into two parts, 1) Corporate Venture Capital and more broadly, 2) How the Fortune 500 Can Buy, Invest and Partner with the Innovation Economy (coming soon). . Others follow independent financial lead investors and most require that independent investors be part of the syndicate.

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Everything you should know before working with investors across Asia

The Next Web

The region’s power players can be integral in accelerating your company’s growth in Asia – more so than investors in the U.S. which will help with recruiting employees, finding the best partners, fast-tracking distribution in key countries, and landing marquee customers.

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The Problem with Collecting Logos at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Every corporate transaction you’ll do will require somebody to help you to: Think through the options, negotiation terms, get other investors on board, talk with new investors/partners/companies you’re acquiring, etc. from one investor or $650k from two then they would be a lot more accountable.