David Teten

JULY 29, 2011

in Economics, with concentrations in Finance, Management, and Entrepreneurship, and will be returning to J.P. At Frictionless, David played in a key role in almost every facet of the business from sales to product management. Morgan Chase in the Treasuries & Securities Services division.

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Venture Capital Software Review New Jersey Technical Review 133

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

Up-sell related products after the initial sale. They may have the finances you need and are ready to invest in a business area they know. Also, this competitor will now be a better candidate for merger or acquisition (M&A), due to the existing relationship, when either of you is ready for that step.

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Partner Non-Compete Merger Technical Review 225

Board Effect

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Another vein of thought is that boards should primarily be involved in strategic planning when there is a major event such as a change in the CEO, a major investment opportunity, a looming acquisition, a decline in sales, or an unsolicited takeover bid. Takeovers, mergers, and acquisitions are sometimes an integral part of corporate strategy.

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Management Software Review Acquisition Merger 64

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 12, 2014

The most effective way is to find a trigger  such as new industry regulations, a change in leadership, or a merger  to fuel a companys appetite for change. Through these types of programs, you can monitor companies for staff changes, get predictive insights on mergers and agency changes, and keep up-to-date on industry trends. .

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Mergers and acquisitions with tech giants and corporates. Instead of expanding further, this group might be considered by corporates for mergers and acquisitions. With the surge in venture capital fundraising, these Asian startups can accelerate growth and face challenges with confidence.

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Venture Capital Asia Artificial Inteligence Later Stage 196

Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

In this case, the convertible debt document doesn’t allow the debt to convert into anything, but at the same time mandates that upon a sale the debt must be paid off. So the lenders don’t see any of the upside on the acquisition. Typical language follows.

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Conversion Sales Later Stage Preferred Stock 96

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! The impact of a decrease in price is a reduction in profit.

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CPA Software Review LLC Technical Review 76

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

billion for a company with less than $50 million in sales. The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. On its first day of trading, Netscape stock closed at $58/share, valuing the company at $2.7 At best. ~

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

Gust

OCTOBER 21, 2011

For convertible notes, the only liquidity event we need be concerned with is an acquisition of the startup in the near future, before the maturity date; otherwise, the notes will convert to equity of one kind or another, and the eventual sale of that equity (in a public offering, acquisition, or private sale) is a different subject for another day.

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Finance Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet Liquidity Event 79

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Entrepreneurs and investors who have spent any time dealing with convertible debt seed financing transactions are likely to have encountered the subject of valuation caps. The cap is irrelevant if the next equity financing is at a valuation below the cap amount.) was spun out, and the valuation was set by that financing round.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

Scott Edward Walker

MAY 15, 2012

This post is the third part of a three-part primer on convertible note seed financings. Part 1, entitled “ Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask) ,” addressed the basics. Part 2, entitled “ Convertible Note Seed Financings: Econ 101 for Founders ,” addressed the economics.

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Finance Founder Accredited Investor Preferred Stock 64

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The SEC’s proposed rules (mandated by the JOBS Act of 2012) amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the offer and sale of securities through an internet crowdfunding campaign, similar in some respects to donation crowdfunding campaigns conducted on Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

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Equity SEC Technical Review Security 125

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Social media campaigns can be incredibly effective means of boosting sales and increasing reach to targeted markets. Using licensees is an excellent way to boost your revenue without the need to hire and external sales force. 3 Mergers, Partnerships and Acquisitions. Finding Funding for Your Growth. Wrapping Up.

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LBO Merger Social Media Startup 64

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Look, if you work in sales, wanna learn how to sell or just peek at the latest sales news. Check out the sales podcast where host will Barron helps sales professionals learn how to find buyers and in big business in effective and ethical ways. A HubSpot CRM platform adapts and changes to the needs of your business.

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CPA Technical Review Revenue Forecast 73

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Finance | Tuesdays. Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. Financing a Small Business. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. SALES & MARKETING. Even with the turmoil in the capital markets in the second half of 2007, it was another record year for merger and acquisition activity. Email address: Home.

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Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Conventional wisdom in most companies is that “the competition is the enemy&# – it’s the rallying cry to dig deeper, get more features out the door, issue press releases citing differences and attack the competition’s weaknesses in sales presentations. We didn’t collude (e.g.

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Merger Differentiation AJAX Cloud 320

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 18, 2018

That means the next year or two will likely bring some blockbuster mergers and acquisitions as companies determine how they can mesh their services and products with others’. billion merger with 21 st -Century Fox, many experts feel Netflix will need a stronger distribution and acquisition arm in order to compete.

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Merger Acquisition Stock Valuation 70

Feld Thoughts

JULY 27, 2011

As a result, we created a Resources page on Ask the VC and decided to load it up with legal documents that are part of a venture capital financing. Co-Sale Agreement. We’ve included plenty of other bonus material on this page, including LOI / merger docs and seed deal docs. Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.

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Term Sheet Preferred Stock Merger Venture Capital 136

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Reverse Merger. Although some reverse mergers are legitimate, many are not. No Net Sales Scams. Penny stock scammers often spread false rumors to damage the integrity of a company to get stock prices to fall. Investors who currently hold shares lose money while short sellers make money using this scam. Mining Scams.

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Stock Securities and Exchange Commission Offshore Burma 85

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. Car sales in China went from 1 million in 2001 to 14 million in 2011. there are almost no mergers or acquisitions in this market segment. An entrepreneurial ecosystem is driven one of two ways; either by a crisis (i.e. In the U.S.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

More and more VCs have deals in their portfolios that have long outlasted their investment value, and more and more VCs are seeking to unload these deals, at a loss, as reverse merger vehicles. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Berkonomics

APRIL 10, 2014

The next logical step in our analysis of financing tools is to analyze asset-based lending, in which you pledge or assign your short term assets, such as accounts receivable or inventory, to the lender. Often, the lender then tracks the pledged assets until money is received or inventory sold, expecting repayment from the proceeds of sale.

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Merger Finance .Net Acquisition 66

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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Venture Capital IPO Liquidity Event Entrepreneur 297

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Recessions impact GDP, income, industrial production, employment, and wholesale and retail sales. Another significant effect of a recession is a rise in anti-competitive mergers. A number of different economic conditions can cause recessions, including financial crises, external trade shocks, or the end of an economic “bubble.”.

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Intellectual Property Portfolio Analytics Equity 92

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

More and more VCs have deals in their portfolios that have long outlasted their investment value, and more and more VCs are seeking to unload these deals, at a loss, as reverse merger vehicles. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Its Not Just Facebook: MySpace Trans.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

If it’s driven by profit then the ecosystem needs both entrepreneurs as well as Venture Finance. Car sales in China went from 1 million in 2001 to 14 million in 2011. there are almost no mergers or acquisitions in this market segment. An entrepreneurial ecosystem is driven one of two ways; either by a crisis (i.e. In the U.S.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Up and Running

JULY 20, 2015

Most transactions relating to the sale or purchase of property, equipment, or other non-current assets are included in your investing activities, as are any expenses tied up in mergers or acquisitions. Financing activities.

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Dividend Balance Sheet .Net Merger 60

Startup Company Lawyer

JANUARY 31, 2011

Automatic conversion: on a $1M equity financing with no conversion discount and no price cap , provided that the transaction documents provide for a right to purchase a pro rata share of future financings. (I Optional equity conversion: on other equity financings with no conversion discount and no price cap.

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Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference IPO Common Stock 60

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

How to investment banks help with the M&A (mergers & acquisitions) process? Venture Financing. Woot was one of the first one-per-day item sales site with a humorous and not always PC content. This is often in the 5-7% range. We also discussed the following deals of the week. Want to know our opinion on the deals?

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IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 13, 2011

We just closed a $250,000 convertible note financing, and the bill was almost $13,000. The more time the lawyers bill, the better the sales numbers. Big firms are great for huge, complicated corporate projects – like an initial public offering, a tender offer or a public company merger. Remember that lawyers are selling time.

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Los Angeles San Francisco New York City Silicon Valley 85

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2017

And, at a $77 billion purchase price, it is one of the largest mergers in the history of healthcare and will enrich Aetna shareholders to the tune of a 29% percent premium on their stock shares. Or simply interested in selling your business in the next few years, or growing sales and profits in the New Year? read more.

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Disintermediation Merger Acquisition Analytics 48

abovethecrowd.com

AUGUST 23, 2020

Twenty years ago, each investment bank had massive sales teams which were 10X larger than they are today. On an IPO, these commissioned sales executives would “hit the phones” to help make a deal successful (earning commission for each placement). Door #3: The SPAC Merger. So what have they been replaced with?

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IPO Silicon Valley Warrant Matching 118

www.copelandfirm.com

OCTOBER 21, 2010

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Intellectual Property Founder Vesting Bridge Financing 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

I remember having a merger called off at the last minute and having a planning meeting at a pub to figure out how to run a bankruptcy process (luckily, we never had to do it). One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. Your highs are super high.

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Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 31, 2019

It’s meant to support and grow a business until an “exit” in the form of an IPO, a merger or acquisition, or in less than ideal scenarios, a company shutdown. Learning everything you can about VC first is important for that reason, but also to ensure it’s the right form of financing for your business.

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Lean Venture Capital Conversion IPO 108

Jason Ball

JANUARY 18, 2009

I guess the difference this year is that everyone knows 2008 was simply awful across the board… Icon Corporate Finance has provided the data points though, demonstrating that 2008 looked very grim: You’ll notice the vast majority of exits were sub $100M last year, while valuations outside of this band are falling fast.

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Merger California Acquisition Valuation 28

VC Adventure

OCTOBER 4, 2011

For a time, Lijit pursued a similar model and having bumped into Federated in many a sales process we can attest to the strength of the Federated sales team. Federated brings to the combined entity a large and established sales force and the ability for Lijit publishers to access premium content relationships and advertising.

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Denver Acquisition Channel Advertising 100