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Blackboard Acquires Elluminate and Wimba

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Elluminate and Wimba offer advanced virtual classroom technology that allows education institutions to hold synchronous live courses over the Web, including audio, video, white board and social learning capabilities. At the time of the acquisition announcement the combined companies had a contract value(1) of approximately $27 million.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”). It allows you many more exit opportunities. Simplifying: Revenue -. Operating Costs.

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