abovethecrowd.com

MAY 20, 2013

As Benchmark is a large institutional investor in Grubhub, we were actively involved in the merger process, and we are quite excited about the potential of the two companies coming together. Some pretty high-profile mergers have fallen apart because of this issue. And of course, we are afforded the advantage of greater scale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2018

According to Yahoo Finance , less than a third of crowdfunding campaigns currently reach their goals, and the rest have to return anything they do collect. Professional investors like to keep tight control of capitalization tables and all stock owners, to facilitate their own payoff when a sale, merger, or public stock offering is held.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Benchmark is an investor in Rover through a merger with DogVacay in 2017). The most noteworthy of these is likely Upwork (*), a company that formed from the merger of Elance and Odesk. They have helped 2,000 substitute teachers get in the classroom in 2018, including 400 educators who earned permits, which Swing willingly financed.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 20, 2013

billion in assets, and how he created HP Financial Services by combining two disparate captive finance companies after the merger of HP and Compaq. You’ll find out how Rothman help lead the transformation that enabled AT&T Capital to become the second-largest leasing company in the U.S.,

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Last week , we took the plunge and began dissecting an example term sheet for a convertible debt financing round piece by piece. In Part II, we looked at the mandatory conversion language that is at the heart of any convertible debt financing. Same, except at the option of the noteholders (per the term sheet example above).

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

By focusing on reducing human touches and automating the sales and recruitment process, Angelichio and the Judge Group are able to minimize the cost associated with hiring additional internal staff while meeting their market demand in record time! So what does a blooming staffing company need to do in order to implement automation?

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Gust

OCTOBER 21, 2011

To account for scenarios in which the startup is acquired before it has a chance to complete a priced equity financing round, most term sheets and deal documents contain a “ change in control ” provision. Suppose the notes converted as if the acquisition were an eligible financing round.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2015

With the daily demands of running a business along with the financial pressures and challenges inherent in early-stage companies, a business valuation may not be the first thing an entrepreneur thinks of when he awakes each morning. Professionalisms business finance business valuation Janet Chase' by Janet Chase, Kaufman Rossin.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2020

The CSF component of HITRUST provides a platform for all obligatory security demands that extend past HIPAA compliance. When moving forward with virtual bank mergers, healthcare providers should be prepared to work with team members, other medical professionals, and patients in innovative ways.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Reverse Merger. Although some reverse mergers are legitimate, many are not. Investors typically purchase these stocks because they the demand for these stocks are huge. Penny stock scammers often spread false rumors to damage the integrity of a company to get stock prices to fall. Mining Scams.

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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.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Second, by better matching supply and demand, direct listings have generally mitigated the magnitude of IPO Pops, thus engendering better overall price discovery. Most IPOs have lockups that prevent additional secondary shares coming into the market, sometimes for as long as 6-months. Time Period IPO Pop* 1980-1989 6.1% 1990-1998 13.3%

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2019

This is known as an adverse demand shock. This makes the surviving companies stronger and means that they are better able to meet market demands in the future. Another significant effect of a recession is a rise in anti-competitive mergers. General drops in spending can cause a recession.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Or that we’ve invested in a company where there is no market demand. We all know that the existence of startups is all about limited resources, huge time pressures and a constant struggle to time market adoption and investor financing. We’re all basically trying to validate the same thing in looking for competition.

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Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

The size of the red bars (IPO’s) versus blue (mergers and acquisitions) illustrates that while venture-backed startups did get acquired, the IPO market was booming. They’ve created virtual IPO’s for founders and employees via late-stage private financing. (It includes venture funded startups in all industries, from software to biotech.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Professionally, I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), may also be called a Chartered Accountant (CA) on your side of the globe, a Finance Charter-holder and a Certified Financial Planner. 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.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Because they offer competitive investment terms and don’t usually demand a board seat, super angels have become major power players in the startup scene. These investors usually raise a smaller fund and make investments into startups that range in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Because they offer competitive investment terms and don’t usually demand a board seat, super angels have become major power players in the startup scene. These investors usually raise a smaller fund and make investments into startups that range in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

The potential bad news is that if the merger is an all stock deal, the company will need to find a way to find cash to pay back the loan or negotiate a way for the acquiring company to deal with the debt. Note that if the acquisition price is low, the holders of the debt may usually opt out of conversion and demand cash payment on the notes.

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Early Growth Financial Services

JULY 3, 2013

Brian’s expertise includes applying financial and operational skills to guide organizations through rapid growth, turnaround, mergers and acquisitions, … Continue reading → In the News' Newly formed leadership team positions EGFS for increased rapid expansion.

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Early Growth Financial Services

JULY 3, 2013

Brian’s expertise includes applying financial and operational skills to guide organizations through rapid growth, turnaround, mergers and acquisitions, … read more > In the News' Newly formed leadership team positions EGFS for increased rapid expansion.

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OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Some employees care about titles more than others and either ask or demand title changes that others don’t care about. Why do heads of finance carry a C-level title but heads of sales usually carry an EVP or SVP title, with usually more people and at least equal responsibility? Is a Controller a VP or a Senior Director?

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Pascal's View

AUGUST 21, 2011

Capital Markets Advisory Partners cleaves the demand for pre-public VC-backed equities into two worlds: “Demand Pull (Buzz) and Supply Push (No Buzz) companies. … We have a stock market that works for one kind of buzzy (Demand Pull) stock but is a disaster for the rest of the economy. . It is intentional.

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The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 11, 2010

I welcome these and future standardized seed funding docs because they provide entrepreneurs with the chance to take a look at financing terms. No set of seed funding documents will replace counsel, either pre-financing or post-financing. There will always be demand for good counsel.

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The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 11, 2010

I welcome these and future standardized seed funding docs because they provide entrepreneurs with the chance to take a look financing terms. No set of seed funding documents will replace counsel, either pre-financing or post-financing. There will always be demand for good counsel.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2017

And don’t forget that current social and political events can have a major impact on demand and worth. Is there still a need for the services your business provides? How are your competitors doing? When you feel that both you and your business are ready for the sale it’s important that you find the right buyer.

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