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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. What does a business leader do in this situation?

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The Importance of Due Diligence in M&A Transactions

Scott Edward Walker

I’ve been handling a number of M&A transactions over the past few months from the buy-side, and one mistake I’m repeatedly seeing is the failure of the acquirer to perform an adequate due-diligence investigation of the target. 4) An important aspect of any acquisition is the due diligence investigation.

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. I raced home to put my kids to bed, say hello to my wife and then spend a grueling administrative hour doing email. What do I do now?

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Why Businesses Must Grasp Millennial Thinking Or Face Economic Calamity

YoungUpstarts

They check websites, blogs, or peer reviews that they trust. Think emails, text messages, and online messaging. Millennials scour the internet to learn about a brand or product before making a purchase. Instant gratification is paramount. They value prompt feedback and communication and do not like wasting time.

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Tech That Can Make The Freelance Economy Sustainable

YoungUpstarts

Instead of waiting for in-house employees to grant them access to a document or scheduling a meeting via numerous emails, we can collaborate with freelancers in real time to ensure our projects go off without a hitch. The freelance economy is going strong, but it’s not without its own issues.

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Tips to Help you Think About Sales at Your Startup

Both Sides of the Table

The video link is here and quick time-coded show notes at the end of the post in case you want to jump ahead to just one section. how do you do pipeline reviews? how should a VC do due diligence on sales operations? should you email before you call? should you email before you call? We covered much ground.

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What’s a “data room” and how do you use it?

Berkonomics

A “deal room” is a cloud-based or physical space dedicated to storing the massive amounts of data to be used in due diligence by a buyer, lender or by an investor. Email readers, continue here…] But maintaining such an electronic or physical facility is time-consuming and costly. Your data room and its contents.