Pascal's View

AUGUST 12, 2009

economy: “… Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs, Eliot-Spitzer’s stock analyst settlement and the economic downturn have created an historic drought in venture-backed companies going public. . IPO’s are essential to job growth in America and to maintaining a balanced innovation ecosystem for two important reasons.

IPO 28

IPO Silicon Valley Merger Sweat Equity 28

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

His focus is on entrepreneurs in America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low. Next wave of economic expansion.

Engineer 219

Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2023

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. Time Warner was forced to take a $99 billion loss only two years after the merger, and Levin was forced out.

Merger 275

Merger Analytics Open Source America 275

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Prior to Carlyle, Mr. Dahl served as co-head of healthcare investment banking in North America at Credit Suisse First Boston. Stefanova was a Senior Manager at IBM, Global Business Services, specializing in post-merger integration and change management in the financial services and technology industry in Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA).

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2020

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. Time Warner was forced to take a $99 billion loss only two years after the merger, and Levin was forced out.

Merger 433

Merger Analytics Open Source America 433

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

His focus is on America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low. Next wave of economic expansion.

Entrepreneur 263

Entrepreneur Offshore Merger Technical Review 263

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

His focus is on entrepreneurs in America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low. Next wave of economic expansion.

Offshore 139

Offshore Merger Technical Review Distribution 139

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 2, 2012

The fact that a great deal of the content produced by tech news sites concerns startup companies might make an observer from another planet think America is a veritable nursery for brilliant business ideas. Doing so would reduce costs for companies while still adhering to the first principle of investor protection.". Discuss.

IPO 121

IPO Startup Florida Seed Capital 121

Venture Chronicles

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Paul Greenberg wrote a lengthy piece about his complex relationship with United Airlines and their potential for service downgrading as a result of the merger with Continental. Big airlines are not in the business of expanding the service they offer, everything they do is a reaction to cost cutting and drive for adding service fees.

Customer 45

Customer Merger Vesting America 45

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

His focus is on entrepreneurs in America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low. Next wave of economic expansion.

Offshore 120

Offshore Startup Merger Technical Review 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2018

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. Time Warner was forced to take a $99 billion loss only two years after the merger, and Levin was forced out.

Merger 276

Merger Analytics Open Source America 276

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

eBay, DoubleClick, Webex, Real Networks, Exodus, Equinix, amongst many other pioneering companies, as well as covering companies like America Online and Netscape. He also worked in mergers and acquisitions at Veronis, Suhler & Company and Cowles Media Company and held various operations positions at The Black Book.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

You had a very interesting perspective on the AOL/Time Warner merger. That was a very interesting time for me, I was in a unique position of getting a chance to witness a merger (that I still believe was a good idea) go horribly wrong. Whether it was the execution of the merger or something else, the fact is that it went awry.

Cofounder 277

Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The realization of my idea started on an international trip when I was working as a consultant in mergers and acquisitions. These were the very same products that we are used to purchasing in malls and department stores here in the United States of America. In America, the cost of doing business is very high.

SEO 81

SEO PPC America Design 81

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2013

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Jerry Leven and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. We’ve all worked with autocratic leaders in large companies who seem to thrive in this mode. It’s been downhill from there.

Merger 239

Merger Entrepreneur Analytics Open Source 239

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. Time Warner was forced to take a $99 billion loss only two years after the merger, and Levin was forced out.

Merger 120

Merger Analytics Open Source America 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2012

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Jerry Leven and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. We’ve all worked with autocratic leaders in large companies who seem to thrive in this mode. It’s been downhill from there.

Merger 235

Merger Analytics Open Source America 235

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

MySpace was: scantily dressed, teenaged, middle-America, design chaos and on ad steroids. This is an awesome trend and will further lower the cost of startup development. In April of 2000 there were fears that the AOL / Time Warner merger would create a monopoly on the Internet. A bit laughable in 2010, just 12 years later.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

This won’t pose much of a challenge in North America, where English and Spanish covers pretty much the whole population. Mergers and acquisitions anyone? Grab their Twitter handle and offer them your far superior service! Careful not to become their next punching bag! . Take advantage of their inability to be everywhere.

Spain 168

Spain North America Social Network Africa 168

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Right out of Graduate School, I started my career with one of the big four accounting firms in their M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) practice. Fast forward a few years, I am now living in the United States of America as a naturalized citizen. Overall take away: Starting a side gig doesn’t have to cost you your arm.

Internet 78

Internet Technical Review Stock Due Diligence 78