Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2021

This strategy is called “organic growth,” yet it alone may yield only a fraction of the potential you could achieve, unless you add the additional strategies of partnerships and M&A (mergers and acquisitions). Actively pursue mergers and acquisitions. Overreliance on acquisitions drains resources and de-motivates internal teams.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2022

Once your business is running and sustainable , everyone these days expects it to grow, as an indication of long-term health and competitiveness. Improve reaction time to competitive situations. Use acquisitions to complement organic growth. Smart companies use acquisitions to enhance momentum and accelerate revenue growth.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Here's a roundup of some grants to be aware of in 2024: FedEx Small Business Grant The National Association for the Self Employed (NASE) Growth Grants Program Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Grants Amber Business Grants For Women The USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grants (RBEG) Program ? Apply here Deadline: Monthly 5.

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socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2014

Irvine-based Bitvore , a startup developing big data and intelligence-gathering software which pulls information from both public and private data sources for businesses, said this morning that it has closed a $4.5M, Series A funding round. Bitvore, led by Jeff Curie, said that it has developed a. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Auditude, although now based in Palo Alto, had originally been developed for a UCLA MBA business plan competition, by Nicholas Seet. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Adobe Systems said today that it has acquired Auditude , a provider of video ad management and monetization technology.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 19, 2015

Computers and the Internet have now brought in a new era that relies on data to make profitable business decisions in the competitive environment. Below is a full explanation of how small businesses can leverage technology to earn a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Cloud Services. CRM Platforms. Images via Shutterstock.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based Edmunds.com said Tuesday that it has acquired CarCodeSMS , a developer of mobile service to allow car shoppers to engage in one-on-one text messaging with dealers. edmunds carcodesms merger acquisition hackathon winner winning exit accelerator automotive' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm has acquired European company Euvision , a developer of image recognition software, according to Euvision today. Euvision was one of the winners of Qualcomm''s annual QPrize competition. qualcomm euvision image recognition software merger acquisition europe international netherlands amsterdam'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy. Business risks are not just development risks. Based on ROI, incentives should be developed for all participants.

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Xconomy

JUNE 14, 2019

Is one of the bigger biopharma acquisitions of the year in trouble? billion buyout of gene therapy developer Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ONCE ). The US Federal Trade Commission wants yet more information about the buyout, and overseas, the UK Competition and Markets Authority opened a separate investigation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It provided an industry-leading graphic development interface, but was not so strong on modeling and simulation. As a result, we shared in capturing a new high-end market, without major new marketing or development. Good strategic partnerships often lead to strategic investments, or great acquisition relationships.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 8, 2019

Warren’s plan called for regulators to be appointed to oversee the unwinding of several acquisitions that were critical to the development of the core technology that make Alphabet’s Google and the social media giant Facebook so profitable… and Zappos. — Balaji S. ” . ”

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. Common Signs You Need a Technical Review We’ve already mentioned the most common signs that you might need a technical review: Slow or late delivery: “I’ve authorized two new developers, and we’re still behind.”

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the user-generated content venture of Richard Rosenblatt, has new competition this afternoon, from Yahoo , after Yahoo announced it would acquire content publishing firm Associated Content. Financial terms of the acquisition of Associated Content were not disclosed.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

If you hire truly talented people you end up definitionally with a lot of competitive peers who will inevitably jockey for resources and control. Extremely talented people are ultra competitive. Your most talented developer quits because he thinks his boss is a fuckwit and he can’t work with her any more. More developers?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

But if your goal is to develop an audience that can be monetized in other ways, I’ll repeat my argument “you need to fish in the pond where the fish are.” And here’s the thing … YouTube PAYS YOU to develop these audiences. ” I’ve given some specific advice on how to do this before.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

I think Twitter made a minor gaffe by announcing their Blackberry app and their acquisition of Atebits (Tweetie) before the Chirp conference. And I saw a lot of this first hand in Salesforce’s acquisition of my company, Koral, which was a content management company. This should be as public as possible.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based Velocify , the developer of sales lead management software, has been acquired by Ellie Mae , in a deal worth $128M in cash, Ellie Mae said last week. Ellie Mae said the buy will help its lenders originate more loans, reduce costs, and complete the entire mortgage process faster. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2018

Female-first dating app developer Bumble has countersued Match Group , the parent company of Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder , alleging theft of trade secrets, fraud, unfair competition, and more, and seeking $400M in damages. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Dallas County, Texas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A hard look will be taken at the technology maturity, the current development progress, and customer satisfaction with early product shipments. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity. Status of the solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Specific measures that go beyond the traditional linear thinking include the following: Develop new products for your existing segment. Rather than enhancing the offering you have, develop and offer new products that capitalize on the customers that you already know well. Implement a plan of regular strategic acquisitions.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

employs approximately 600, who provide wireless product development, software engineering, and product testing for Kyocera Wireless, and also develops custom handsets for Indian service providers. Kyocera Wireless explained the move would improve its cost structure and competitiveness.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

What You Can Learn From Public Markets It doesn’t really take a genius to realize that what happens in the public markets will filter back to the private markets because the ultimate exit of these companies is either an IPO or an acquisition (often by a public company whose valuation is fixed daily by the market).

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 24, 2014

Whether due to technological, regulatory, or competitor driven factors, key market dynamics you envisioned when you came up with your idea, did your research and developed your business plan, no longer apply. Similarly, having seriously misjudged the strength of potential competition is another trigger for a significant course correction.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2017

Simi Valley-based Qualstar , the developer of data storage and high efficiency power supplies, says it continues to look at "strategic options" for the business, as it reported yet another quarter of declining revenues. According to Qualstar, it had a loss of $0.4 million on revenues of $2.2M for the quarter ended December 31, 2016.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2012

Sirigen , a developer of fluorescent biomarkers used in flow cytometry, and which was started at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Co. Dietzen, after placing first prize in a business plan competition at the UCSB New Venture Competition. Bazan, Dr. Brent S. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

The concept of “ force multipliers ” originally was developed in military science, but certainly applies equally well to business. Look for a merger or acquisition that will bring multiplier resources to your business, such as related successful products, a positive brand image, or a proven distribution network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy. Business risks are not just development risks. Based on ROI, incentives should be developed for all participants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

This strategy is called “organic growth,” yet it alone may yield only a fraction of the potential you could achieve, unless you add the additional strategies of partnerships and M&A (mergers and acquisitions). Actively pursue mergers and acquisitions. Overreliance on acquisitions drains resources and de-motivates internal teams.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The exit through acquisition by ReliaQuest is the first of what we expect will be many exits for our Fund 1 portfolio. Due to this, seed rounds have become more competitive, with more expensive valuations and more oversubscribed rounds. We also had our first exit for Moonshots Capital Fund 1 --Threatcare. Since 2010, $6.3B

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

They also have a very smart and efficient approach to creative development that was critical to helping us scale,” she wrote. (If In today’s highly competitive ad environment, both content and data are kings. “They demonstrate best-in-class expertise with Facebook and Google paid ad platforms. The key takeaway?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

That keeps people from pushing themselves to develop the kind of new solutions that will permanently change the business for the better, versus short-term band-aids. It’s your job as a leader to be the model high performer, quantify the team view with metrics, and expand awareness to the best outside competition and new tools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

A technical champion may drive a specific innovation, but the business leader has to own the result, in order to drive an appropriate business model, customer acquisition, support, and a growth strategy. Business risks are not just development risks. Value creation. Accountability. Observe and measure. Net result and reward.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

The third piece of our business, is we''ve developed the infrastructure, technology, and methodology to discover content, and put it into our own, salesforce like system, which allows our researchers to pick out videos, track down the content creators, and do all of the contracting through the system.

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socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

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. Increasingly, it takes a lot of spending to build out an app, and then getting users for an app, whether that's through paid acquisition or another method.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

A hard look will be taken at the technology maturity, the current development progress, and customer satisfaction with early product shipments. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity. Status of the solution.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2008

According to the DOJ, it has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Microsemi over the firm's recent acquisition of Semicoa Inc.'s Microsemi paid $25M in cash for Semicoa, a provider of semiconductors for the military and commercial market, in July.

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