Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 30, 2020
Minimize one-time sales in your business model. Minimize permanent hiring and customized operational facilities. In this age of the gig-economy, you can more quickly hire and manage freelancers, contract workers, and contract operations. Prioritize mergers and acquisitions early.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
“I need somebody to run operations.&# I never said you shouldn’t have a VP of Operations. I think people understand this title to mean more somebody who handles operational issues rather than somebody who is more like a “chief of staff&# as a COO often is. This is the most understandable to me if well defined.
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The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
With over three decades of experience in private equity investments, acquisitions and mergers, Mark Hauser has developed a keen ability to recognize trends and do his due diligence. Organic and Inorganic Growth. In tandem with these efforts toward organic growth, they will also explore opportunities for inorganic growth through acquisitions.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 3, 2010
I lived through the era of companies doing premature mergers. That’s why immature teams spend so much time on mergers. A merger is not the panacea. There is no such thing a “merger of equals&#. There’s really no such thing as a merger – only acquisitions. This is a good thing.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 1, 2014
For many start-up companies, the dream is to one day become the other half in a merger or acquisition with a larger, more developed organisation. Start-up company ‘Blu Cigs’ was acquired by Lorrilard, one of the oldest continually operating tobacco organisations in America, for the impressive figure of $135 million for the merger.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 13, 2019
This often means mergers and acquisitions, incremental innovation, marketing, and global expansion – which, over the long-term, only widen the gulf between the company and its customers. If you’re not focused on your customers, they will leave as soon as they find a viable alternative, and their departure is only a matter of time.
ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
Reasons for funding. ? Scale up your operations. One of the most prominent reasons for funding is to scale up your operations, for expansion and achieve economies of scale. Now you may want to scale up your operations or expand your presence. The third reason is to fund your short term operational expenses or working capital.
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