Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It’s very unusual for two competitors to have exactly the same strengths – in development, marketing, distribution, or customer support. A strategic partnership, negotiated with a win-win attitude, can accomplish growth faster and cheaper than either could do alone. Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution.

Partner 434

Partner Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Non-Compete 434

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

Investment bank Drake Star Partners published a report on the gaming investment and M&A activity in the first half of 2022. And a record-breaking $7 billion was invested through venture capitalists and strategic investors in private gaming companies during the first half with 11 large rounds that exceeded $100 million.

Forecast 190

Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

The topic of &# strategic&# investors came up. And I had 2 “strategic&# investors in my first company. What is a “strategic&# investor and why do you keep putting the word “strategic&# in quotes? Keep that in mind when you’re thinking about ’strategic’ money.

Strategic Investors 279

Strategic Investors Venture Capital Due Diligence Early Stage 279

VC Cafe

APRIL 15, 2024

Initially, many publishers were slow to recognize the internet’s impact on their business model as distribution and the classifieds and ad worlds split – or what Ben Thompson calls the “ Great Unbundling ”. The creation of content, but especially the sharing of content became a zero cost game. What do you think?

Generative AI 142

Generative AI Media Artificial Inteligence Vertical 142

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2014

It’s very unusual for two competitors to have exactly the same strengths – in development, marketing, distribution, or customer support. A strategic partnership, negotiated with a win-win attitude, can accomplish growth faster and cheaper than either could do alone. Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution.

Non-disclosure Agreement 257

Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 257

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. We also talked a lot about Geodelic , a portfolio company of Clearstone, who is trying to change the metaphor of how people discover location based information by partnering with large companies and brands. AppDynamics.

IPO 236

IPO .Net Venture Capital Strategic Investors 236

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2018

Many VCs will have a distribution curve where they’ll do a small number of early-stage deals (say $1.5–3 Strategics (ie industry investors vs. VCs). For some reason many strategic investors don’t like to lead rounds and they don’t like to name a price. When SHOULD you name a valuation expectation?

Valuation 324

Valuation Post-Money Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Cofounder 324