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Looking to be acquired? Think the 10/40 or 20/20 rules.

Berkonomics

The first rule: 10/40: One of my company CEOs recently described his rule for acquisition success, and it resonated with me as a great goal for planning during acquisition exercises. This CEO states that he has made it work twice when acquiring companies, and that is enough for him to make it his rule for all future acquisitions.

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8 Keys To Maximizing Your New Venture Stock Net Worth

Startup Professionals Musings

Startup owners need to assume a three to five year wait for a liquidity event, such as acquisition or going public, before they can cash out. Make sure the government waits for a stock sale to collect taxes. At that time the original split makes all the difference. In the U.S.,

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How to plan to make a successful acquisition

Berkonomics

One of my company CEO’s recently described his rule for acquisition success, and it resonated with me as a great goal for planning during acquisition exercises. This CEO states that he has made it work twice when acquiring companies, and that is enough for him to make it his rule for all future acquisitions.

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Honey Acquired By PayPal For $4 Billion

socalTECH

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. Honey was founded in 2012 by George Ruan and Ryan Hudson.

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A Startup’s Net Profit Score Is More Important Than Its Net Promoter Score

InfoChachkie

As crazy as this scenario sounds, it is very similar to the “scoring process” companies engage in when they track Net Promoter Scores. Net Promoter Scores (NPS) are the darling of many Big Dumb Company (BDC) product marketing and customer support executives. A Net Promoter Score of 10 and a bank account of 0 equal a failed venture.

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Mindspeed Gets $5.3M In Patent Sale

socalTECH

Specific details on the sale and the buyer of the patents was not disclosed by the company. The firm said the new sale comes on top of a previously announced, $10.0M patent sale it announced in July. Mindspeed said the patent sales puts the firm in its "strongest net cash position in over five years." READ MORE>>.

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A Startup’s Net Profit Score Is More Important Than Its Net Promoter Score

InfoChachkie

As crazy as this scenario sounds, it is very similar to the “scoring process” companies engage in when they track Net Promoter Scores. Net Promoter Scores (NPS) are the darling of many Big Dumb Company (BDC) product marketing and customer support executives. A Net Promoter Score of 10 and a bank account of 0 equal a failed venture.

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