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The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 3)

Software By Rob

This is final installment of a 3-part series covering my acquisition of HitTail. Could you talk a bit about the diligence you did during the acquisition? Due diligence is the most important part of the process because it dictates whether you should move forward with the acquisition, and at what price. Photo by psiaki.

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The 90-Day CMO and Cross-Channel Acquisition Strategies That Scale

Duct Tape Marketing

With over a decade of experience in his toolkit, he specializes in helping clients build out cross-channel acquisition systems using a mix of owned, earned and paid tactics. 07:17] What is you cross-channel acquisition strategy? [11:13] Do you have kind of a a thought on, you know, the cross channel acquisition?

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Gig Economy 2019: Hire Top Freelancers

Transformify

Ranging from digital and market entry strategy, to full webpage design, client acquisition or even SAP and Oracle implementation and customization, the projects require clear definition of the rights and obligations of the parties, and in most cases, a signed NDA.

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The Importance of Partnership Agreements, NDAs, and Security: Lessons from HBO’s “Silicon Valley”

Up and Running

The Hooli CEO wants to know who violated their NDA in leaking the story, and begins to exert pressure on the blogger to give up her source or face a lawsuit for libel. Most NDA violations don’t end with a company acquisition, but they can be costly nonetheless. Unfortunately, that gambit also has unintended consequences.

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SELLING YOUR COMPANY? THE 5 BIGGEST LEGAL MISTAKES

Scott Edward Walker

From the seller’s perspective, the first step in connection with the sale of his company is the negotiation and execution of a confidentiality agreement (sometimes referred to as a “non-disclosure agreement” or an “NDA”) with the potential buyer. a deductible) into the indemnification section of the acquisition agreement (e.g.,

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The Agony and Ecstasy of Selling My First Company

Feld Thoughts

Len explained Sage Alerting Systems’ strategy, talked about how as a public company they were doing a rollup and growing quickly through acquisition, and said they were looking for a lot of small companies in the IT services business. ” I remember feeling completely clueless and out of my depth.

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Things to Avoid When Recruiting Co-founders

grasshopperherder.com

Q: “What will be your best channel for customer acquisition?&# Don’t Even Ask for an NDA This just makes me laugh. UPDATE: It is of course perfectly reasonable to ask for an NDA before giving away the super secret sauce. As a corollary, cold call a VC and try and get them to sign an NDA before your first meeting.