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Epicor Sale Off The Table

socalTECH

Epicor Software , the developer of supply chain management software which has its roots and still has significant operations in Orange County, is off the block, after its private equity investors did not see enough interest--or high enough prices--for the business. Apax bought Epicor back in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

On the other hand, the biggest winners will turn out to be much larger than the prices people paid for them and this will happen faster than at any time in human history. The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011. On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational.

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Sell at the top? Avoid the race to zero!

Berkonomics

So, the question: load up with more equity and dilution? He concluded that the sweet spot for valuation was in the $20–30 million sales price range, and that many, many times more deals were completed in that range than above $100 million in valuation at exit. Or sell now?

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

But that doesn’t mean that people are paying rational prices as investors based on intrinsic value. Rational people can disagree and some may argue that today’s prices are rational and under-pinned by economic drivers. All of that might be true, but the 2006 price might still be over-valued. That’s fine.

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CapLinked Announces New Investors, Signs Up New Clients & Builds New Features

Tech Zulu Event

Jackson said, “We’re using the proceeds from our financing round to invest in our technology, build new features, and increase sales and support.”. Based in LA, and launched in 2011 by Eric M. Speaking of the new investment, CapLinked CEO Eric M. Over $3M Raised. New Clients To Manage Complex Business Transactions.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

Both Sides of the Table

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years. It’s pure irony.

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). People want to invest in people they trust – once you’ve made money for someone you can always go back, and even get better pricing. o Everything is for sale but it’s the price that moves the timing.