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Report: Snapchat Turns Down $3 Billion Offer From Facebook

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In a very bold move, Venice-based Snapchat has apparently turned down a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook , according to a report today from the Wall Street Journal. snapchat merger acquisition exit facebook tencent mobile' READ MORE>>.

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Twitter Shuts TweetDeck

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Those in the Southern California high tech ecosystem might remember the bidding battle that Pasadena-based Ubermedia had with Twitter over Twitter client software firm Tweetdeck a couple of years ago. So long, third party Twitter apps? READ MORE>>.

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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One of the most frequent questions from high tech startups is: where''s my exit? Certainly, the IPO momentum seems to be back, and even more surprisingly, ad-tech has been lots of those IPOs. What''s interesting, is that in 2011, there were seven large ad-tech firms which had all planned to go public and hired bankers.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

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Clearly it'd be more accurate to say "sometime in Q1 2011." The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur - OnStartups , November 1, 2010 There's always talk about the end game in the form of an acquisition, funding announcement, or eventual flame out. If nothing changes, when will you run out of money?