The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2025

A strong customer base provides a reliable revenue stream, reducing the uncertainty that often accompanies customer acquisition efforts. Regular follow-ups and personalized recommendations also help build trust and engagement. Cash flow management is a critical skill for startups aiming to survive and thrive.

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TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

One way to approach that last question is to use this simple model: Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) How will your business reach prospects? Look at different customer acquisition channels, how they are converting, and the expected lifetime value of customers acquired through those channels. What does the business do?

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Metrics Startup Retention Acquisition 260

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity.

Technical Review 379

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Bankruptcy 379

Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2025

Joe Hyrkin: I first started learning about and paying attention to Bending Spoons when they announced their acquisition of Evernote in January 2023. Exits come in many forms, from an IPO at the high end, to secondary sales, private to private merger, strategic or PE acquisition, or sometimes, an acquihire or bankruptcy.

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Covenant Acquisition IPO Artificial Inteligence 77

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.”

Technical Review 323

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.”

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Valuation Technical Review Due Diligence Leadership 311

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Don’t forget a viable financial model of costs, margins, customer acquisition, and break-even. For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator Business Model 359

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

Wessel measures a 39% acquisition advantage to being in-state. That extra two months spent traveling to fundraise is two months falling behind. It decreases your odds of being bought. When it comes to the technology ecosystem, clusters are vital.

Las Vegas 309

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2020

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company.

Exit Strategy 376

Exit Strategy Startup Private Equity Equity 376

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

This is the end game for an industry, and many companies, characterized by mergers and acquisitions to a few dominant players. Companies with an innovative and creative bias, which thrived during the innovation phase, usually struggle in this period. The emphasis is on global processes and tight execution. Consolidation.

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Dilution Startup Merger Flash 355

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2022

The same goes for business deals that fail during acquisitions or when it is time for you to retire. In my experience as an angel investor to startups, goodwill disagreements are perhaps the most common reason that you will fail to close interested investors as an entrepreneur.

Valuation 368

Valuation Technical Review Due Diligence Angel Investor 368

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

the government is painfully learning how to reorient its requirements and acquisition process to buy these commercial, off-the-shelf technologies. Rapid advances in these areas are now happening via commercial firms – many in China. This is a radical change in where advanced technology comes from. In the U.S., Semiconductor industry.

Technical Review 407

Technical Review Taiwan Technology Silicon Valley 407

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity.

Technical Review 296

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Bankruptcy 296

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2022

Hire entrepreneurs like you, grow like an entrepreneurial company, and stand above competitors in the acquisition process to carry that fire forward. Thus, the last thing you need as a growing startup is a “regular employee.” That’s a win-win for everyone in this new culture and new economy. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 337

Startup Technical Review Employee Hiring 337

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

Considerations for Investing in Eco-Friendly Vehicles Several critical factors should be assessed when contemplating the acquisition of eco-friendly vehicles. Entrepreneurs can position themselves advantageously by staying abreast of these opportunities, contributing to environmental goals and business profitability.

Technical Review 143

Technical Review Government Operations Demand 143

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

What You Can Learn From Public Markets It doesn’t really take a genius to realize that what happens in the public markets will filter back to the private markets because the ultimate exit of these companies is either an IPO or an acquisition (often by a public company whose valuation is fixed daily by the market).

Technical Review 416

Technical Review Pre-Money Valuation San Francisco Valuation 416

VC Cafe

MARCH 7, 2025

Cohen and team SoniVie Ltd on your $360M acquisition by Boston Scientific Kudos Daniel Bren and team OTORIO on the $120M acquisition by Armis of your cybersecurity solutions for critical infrastructure! Mazal tov Orly Shoavi and team ClarityQ GenAI Product Analytics on emerging from stealth with a $3.7M

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. They have become a by-product of innovation rather than the cause of it: Conglomerates grew from industrialization, not innovation.

Artificial Inteligence 315

Artificial Inteligence Offshore Merger Technical Review 315

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

The options here include going public (IPO), merger/acquisition, liquidate, or no exit, just paying off investors. Investors want to know how and when they might see some return on their investment, since startups require some event to show value. Most investors don’t want long-term commitments.

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Business Plan Product Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 423

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

You need to be constantly assessing mergers and acquisitions, as well as divestitures. These days, the market is moving so fast that it is rarely adequate to rely only on internal development to keep up with change. Hone your process for due diligence and integrating these new elements. Proactively prepare for downturns and recoveries.

Technical Review 312

Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Social Media 312

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2020

You will never seem to have the time, skills, or resources you need for that key acquisition, global expansion, or new product offering. Every time you think you understand the market, you see your growth flatten, or fail to respond to your best initiatives.

Entrepreneur 306

Entrepreneur Due Diligence Startup Acquisition 306

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Wessel measures a 39% acquisition advantage to being in-state. That extra two months spent traveling to fundraise is two months falling behind. It decreases your odds of being bought. When it comes to the technology ecosystem, clusters are vital.

Las Vegas 243

Las Vegas Silicon Valley Arizona Montana 243

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Existing contractors have learned how to master the arcane defense acquisition system and live with the slow decision-making and payment processes. Startups recognize that when new circumstances arise, they can pivot — make substantive changes to their products without any new contracts.

Government 316

Government Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley North Korea 316

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Changing Acquisition. Then write requirements to what we think it’s going to look like and then throw a lot of money at industry to deliver that future on very long timelines. Shockingly” many of those things are irrelevant when they show up, if they ever show up at all.

Technical Review 399

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Technology United States 399

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Enhance your startup company’s talent acquisition strategy by investing in recruiting software. The post How Recruiting Software Can Improve Your Startup’s Talent Acquisition Strategy appeared first on Young Upstarts. Here are five benefits to do so.

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Acquisition Software Startup 245

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

is any liability incurred in the development, acquisition, use, and retirement of technology — i.e. hardware and software systems, or the skills set needed to support them. For SMBs, tech debt is a potential existential threat that could impact their future viability and very survival. Tech Debt 2.0

Technical Review 246

Technical Review Small Business Software Review Security 246

VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

High User Acquisition Costs: The landscape for acquiring new users has become increasingly complex and expensive. The flattening of the mobile adoption curve and Apple’s deprecation of its Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) have elevated customer acquisition costs significantly.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review B2C Generative AI IPO 78

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company.

Exit Strategy 264

Exit Strategy Private Equity Equity Technical Review 264

YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2021

The post MTM’s Alexei Orlov On Successful Acquisition Activation appeared first on Young Upstarts. With experience spanning 30 years, 40 countries, and 50 brands, Alexei Orlov has made life his business and business his life as a seasoned leader in global marketing.

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Acquisition Global Marketing 237

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The benefits of using DataRails can clearly be seen in the rapid customer acquisition the company is experiencing and the overall excitement for the product among users.” ” Product Focus.

Hiring 172

Hiring Software Review Customer Israel 172

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

billion is attributed to the pending Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard Besides Activision Blizzard, the big deals included Take-Two’s purchase of Zynga, Sony’s acquisition of Bungie, and the ESL and FaceIt acquisition by Savvy Games Group Mobile was the most active segment with 47 deals.

Forecast 190

Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 8, 2022

Client acquisition is the strategy for bringing new clients into your business. With a solid client acquisition strategy, you can drive business your way and build your client base in the long term. . Here’s A Blueprint To Energize Your Client Acquisition Plan appeared first on Young Upstarts.

Acquisition 245

Acquisition Management 245

Steve Blank

JANUARY 11, 2022

Original Problem Statement: The Space Force must leverage commercial innovation and establish a trained, experienced acquisition workforce that will deliver innovation impact that the Space Force requires. And we and they would end up with something quite valuable. Team Apollo.

Technical Review 331

Technical Review Technology Taiwan Venture Capital 331

Steve Blank

JANUARY 5, 2023

” Team 3: Acquisition. Jason Kim : “ This course doesn’t just discuss U.S. national security issues. It teaches students how to apply an influential and proven methodology to rapidly develop solutions to our most challenging problems.” Original Problem Statement: How can the U.S.

Technical Review 376

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Technology China 376

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Everybody that comes into the space force will learn coding and adopt digital engineering standards as our as our standard for acquisition. It’s all the way from requirements, to acquisition, to developing the capability, to testing the capability, to operating the capability. We’re also focusing on partnerships.

Technology 333

Technology United States Iraq Operations 333

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 22, 2024

12:00] Acquisition and Retention A fractional CMO should focus on both customer acquisition and retention. Alright, acquisition and retention. this responsibility falls squarely on the shoulders of a Fractional CMO. By designing journeys that customers ACTUALLY want to follow, your business can drive growth more effectively. [12:00]

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Leadership Technical Review Retention Campaign 83

ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2022

There’s a reason 70% of all acquisitions fail : When leaders feel pressure to grow for growth’s sake, their focus on results (no matter the cost) isn’t sustainable in the long run. A focus on growth above all else can backfire, leading to burnout and bad decisions within your organization.

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Software Japan Agile Employee 171