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You name the price; I’ll name the terms.

Berkonomics

The rest of the purchase price was concocted from a brew of zero-coupon bonds (where the face value is many times the invested amount until the reduced cost bonds mature thirty years later), and borrowing using the target company’s accounts receivable and other assets as collateral for a loan to purchase the company. What power!

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You name the price; I’ll name the terms.

Berkonomics

The rest of the purchase price was concocted from a brew of zero coupon bonds (where the face value is many times the invested amount until the reduced cost bonds mature thirty years later), and borrowing using the target company’s accounts receivable and other assets as collateral for a loan to purchase the company. What power!

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. o CPM model gave him control over the information in the acquisition cycle so he focused on that. - 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.

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Energica CEO plots her Italian EV company’s reboot from lockdown

TechCrunch LA

From lockdown in her Northern Italy home, Cevolini shared perspective on the future of motorcycling, acquisition offers and plans to recharge her company when the COVID-19 crisis subsides. The venture is also one of the few e-motorcycle companies drawing engineering tips from competition. MotoE Worldcup racing, Image Credits: Energica.

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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. But rest assured valuations get reset. Except the music stopped. By 2021 we had to write a $3.5m

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Cloud Leaders Shrug at IBM’s $34B Red Hat Deal

Xconomy

In some ways, the biggest software acquisition of all time could be a yawner. IBM’s planned $34 billion deal to acquire open-source software maker Red Hat is a hefty price to pay to give its cloud computing business a shot in the arm.

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Here Is How To Win Today With The Customer In Control

Startup Professionals Musings

Almost instantly, via the Internet or on their smartphone in the store, they can find the lowest price alternative or their favorite features, without waiting for push marketing or listening to your best sales person. This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up.

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