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5 Financial Concepts Every Startup Founder Should Know

The Startup Magazine

If, instead of paying dividends to shareholders, money reinvested in the right opportunities can reap enormous rewards down the line. It has never paid out dividends, and clocks around $200 billion in revenue. Let’s take a look at an example of how this plays out. Amazon’s current market cap is $990 billion.

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Should Apple Buy Hungary?

Agile VC

increasing dividends or issuing preferred stock). For some reason the notion of Apple hiking the taxes of Hungary to fund a dividend recap just amuses me…. 3) Vertically Integrate - Apple could also vertically integrate in more radical ways. Besides Hungary, what M&A strategies actually make sense?

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Search Intent: How to Analyze and Optimize Your Site

ConversionXL

A journey-based mapping of keyword intent pays dividends for competitor research, as well as keyword tracking and reporting. That context can help sites rank in a vertical like recipes, where search engines can’t differentiate a good chocolate chip cookie from a life-changing one. Image source ).

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Three New Types of AngelList Syndicates I Hope to See

Hunter Walker

This model applies to any vertical or expertise – imagine a Syndicate of 10 great growth hackers – would you not salivate to have them in your deal? Maybe they’d throw off cash dividends for years to come. 3) The Alternate Liquidity Syndicate. Or have different liquidity assumptions beyond acquire or IPO.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

According to a recent interview with Founding Partner Andrew Oved, Reformation invests in SaaS (vertical and application software) and consumer product businesses that have achieved $1M-$5M in annualized revenue, while operating capital efficiently. Any additional funds they take out of the business are considered dividends.

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If I Told You I'd Have to Kill You: The Story Behind “The Secret.

Steve Blank

On first glance it appears as if they are spending to much energy in the vertical portion of the jump, relative to the horizontal portion. Paradoxically, firms in financial trouble, stalked by competitors and creditors, will often issue dividends or increase dividends in order to signal financial health to the market.

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Real Estate Developer Danny Haber Of oWOW Reinvigorates Bay Area

YoungUpstarts

As a vertically integrated company, oWOW cuts costs which are then passed on in the form of lower rental prices to tenants. Already, Haber’s efforts are paying dividends, with multiple big projects in the portfolio, notably 960 Howard Street, 674 23rd Street, 316 12th Street, and 1919 Market street.