Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 21, 2009
The total number of M&A deals in the US this year is projected to be a paltry 225 transactions relative to more than 450 deals just 2 years ago, which was the norm between 2002-2007, varying only by around 3% per year. As a result the bigger buyers will look to fill gaps in their vertically integrated offerings.
abovethecrowd.com
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay. The company was acquired by ebay in January 2007. These vertical labor marketplaces are to LinkedIn what companies like Zillow, Expedia, and GrubHub are to Google search.
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Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 5, 2017
John Jantsch: One of the ways to really drive up profit is to specialize, is to go into a vertical market, is to go have a niche, to get known as an expert in X, Y, or Z. Or maybe you got booted from your job, like a lot of people got laid off in, I don’t know, 2006, 2007, 2008. Market vertical would be what you said, dentists.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 26, 2019
Between 2007 – 2016, 1 million Californians relocated outside of the state largely for financial reasons. As a vertically integrated company, oWOW cuts costs which are then passed on in the form of lower rental prices to tenants. California homeowners are selling up and moving East, to neighboring states.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.
BeyondVC
MARCH 19, 2007
Sure, they didn’t tell us much in the public sessions as sometimes you can come away with the impression that Microsoft is doing everything and the only opportunities for startups are niche verticals built on Microsoft’s platform. The post Microsoft VC Summit 2007 appeared first on BeyondVC.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 18, 2010
Founded in July 2007 by Mark Pincus , Michael Luxton, Eric Schiermeyer, Justin Waldron, Andrew Trader, and Steve Schoettler. Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.; first vertical to launch by 2010 Holiday Season. Competitors: Playdom , Social Gaming Network. Total Raised: $366mm.
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