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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

Tech.Co

Many have seen the acquisition as an attempt to fight back against Shopify's rampant growth during the coronavirus pandemic. The Amazon/Selz Acquisition. ” However, the platform shuttered in 2015, just five years after its launch. Amazon's acquisition of Selz doesn't represent a dramatic change to its business model.

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Despite Low Crop Prices, Corporate and VC Agtech Investments Soar

Xconomy

Prices for agricultural commodities such as corn, soy, and wheat are at their lowest levels in years, but investment in agricultural technology has never been better. The increase in dollars flowing to agtech comes despite commodity prices that are down 65 percent from their 2013 peak, the report says. They also queried 15 VC firms.

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Interview with Clark Landry, Maple Media

socalTECH

What we're trying to positions ourselves as, and it might sound touchy-feely, is a friend to app developers and app owners who have mobile applications. After I sold my last company, Shift, in May of 2015, I took some time off to look for the next thing to do. What was appealing to you about the mobile app area?

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Pernix Therapeutics Slashes Staff to Shake Up Sales Strategy

Xconomy

Pernix Therapeutics is slashing its headcount by more than 20 percent as the specialty pharmaceutical company tries to move toward profitability after a streak of acquisitions. As of the end of 2015, Pernix reported a headcount of 274. Those acquisitions helped Pernix reach $175.8 Consequently, Pernix’s stock price has suffered.

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7 Seed-Stage Funding Sources To Finance Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Seed-stage, meanwhil e, is technically that critical period when you need funding to do solution- and business-model development, to prove that your new product or service works, before you try to sell it to customers. These funders often offer convertible notes, rather than the traditional priced equity. Business accelerator funding.

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8 Secrets To Credible Startup Financial Projections

Startup Professionals Musings

Most have developed their own financial “rules of thumb” that will help them decide if your startup is fundable, in conjunction with their assessments of your team and your basic business concept. Five-year revenues, based on your volumes and prices, should penetrate at least 10 percent of the target market segment.

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8 Ways An Investor Pitch Differs From A Product Pitch

Startup Professionals Musings

Partnerships, distribution channels and pricing models should be included. “If Startup investments are extremely risky, primarily because the stock has no value until a future liquidity event, such as an acquisition or public offering. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 7/29/2015.

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