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Missed Expectations and The Eighty Percent Acquisition Rule

Berkonomics

But it is within the range of experience by many of us professional investors, and with those who have acted as brokers, serial purchasers or consultants for acquisitions. Plan for surprises by keeping enough capital available to restart or re- align the acquired company after an initial problem period. And the lesson?

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Missed Expectations and The Eighty Percent Acquisition Rule

Berkonomics

But it is within the range of experience by many of us professional investors, and with those who have acted as brokers, serial purchasers or consultants for acquisitions. Plan for surprises by keeping enough capital available to restart or re- align the acquired company after an initial problem period. And the lesson?

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The Eighty Percent Acquisition Rule

Berkonomics

But it is within the range of experience by many who have acted as brokers, serial purchasers or consultants for acquisitions. The answer is that the most sophisticated buyers have experience in integrating an acquisition successfully into an enterprise and those successes are the most visible models for others to follow.

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Interview with Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital

socalTECH

The firm's investor was San Diego-based TVC Capital , which invested only $4M in total in Accordent before it was acquired. It was interesting to see the acquisition of Accordent - it seems unusual to have only put in $4M in to a company in so many years, and yet you had a good exit? Jeb, thanks for the time today.

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5 Entrepreneur Exasperations To Moderate Your Passion

Startup Professionals Musings

The best part of being an entrepreneur is having the independence to make your own decisions, the flexibility for a better work/life balance, and personal satisfaction from driving change. You never have the time and resources for International expansion, acquisitions, venture capital investors, or going public.

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Wrench’s on-demand vehicle repair and maintenance service picks up $20 million

TechCrunch LA

The company’s round was led by Vulcan Capital with additional participation from Madrona Venture Group, Tenaya Capital and Marubeni Corp. Given the competition coming into the market, it’s no wonder that Wrench is raising additional capital to expand its footprint into new markets.

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10 Keys To Raising Your New Venture Funding Potential

Startup Professionals Musings

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. They look for the use of talent analytics, such as productivity per employee, as well as the practices and attitude toward employee satisfaction.