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MAY 25, 2017

San Diego-based Inseego , which develops telematics and fleet management products, gave an update to its sale of Novatel Wireless to Chinese company Jade Ocean Global Limited , a subsidiary of T.C.L. Industries Holdings (H.K.) Limited this morning, with more news of delays in getting the deal approved.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Santa Barbara-based HG Data says it has acquired Pivotal iQ , a provider of IT contract data, spend intelligence, and related information. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. HG Data said the acquisition will help it expand its enrichment offerings. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based J2 GLobal , which owns a diverse range of Internet information and services companies, announced this morning that it has acquired three more companies, and--unusually--also has divested one. Financial details of the acquisitions and sale were not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Or read the quick, informative summary below the image! 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. - He told them it was now or never.

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APRIL 24, 2014

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Power said the move will help its customers by allowing marketers to measure online activity and link that to actual vehicle sales. power jdpower korrelate automotive information consumer sales advertising merger acquisition auto analytics software'

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MARCH 10, 2022

Amazon could substantially expand their dominance over the ecommerce market, as the Seattle-based tech giant has announced the acquisition of Veeqo, a UK-based ecommerce startup. Everyone knows that Amazon has been pretty acquisition happy over the last few years. Amazon Acquires Veeqo. What does this mean for the ecommerce market?

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JULY 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software that helps national brands keep information on their stores up to date across mapping and mobile services, has named Nick Hedges as CEO of the company, MomentFeed said this morning. Hedges served in that position until its recent acquisition by Ellie Mae. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 23, 2018

San Diego-based Peachjar , which develops software used in the K-12 market to help get flyers and information to parents, has named Joyce Whitby as its new Vice President of Sales, and Tom Motter as Vice President of District Relationships. Motter also served at NextLesson and Social Sentinel.

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AUGUST 8, 2013

Dynamite Data , a developer of consumer and retail channel intelligence and big data information, has been acquired by Market Track , according to Market Track. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. dynamite data merger acquisition market track retail consumer bigdata intelligence information' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

Irvine-based Kelley Blue Book , the provider of new and used car sales information and pricing, is now officially part of automotive site AutoTrader.com , AutoTrader said Wednesday. Financial terms of the sale have not been announced. The deal was originally announced in October.

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JULY 7, 2015

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Drawloop was founded by Todd Mezrah and Jim Roberson in 2001, using Salesforce data to merge customer information into sales and service documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint or PDF. Those documents might include legal or licensing agreements or sales quotes.

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MARCH 6, 2012

El Segundo-based Fetch Technologies , the developer of data aggregation and analysis software which was a spinout of USC's Information Sciences Institute, has been sold to New Jersey-based Connotate. According to Connotate, former Fetch CEO Ryan Mullholland becomes President of the firm with the acquisition. in funding. in funding.

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JUNE 22, 2016

Carlsbad-based Business.com , the online business directory and information site which was most recently in the hands of JMI Equity, has been sold to New York-based content publisher Purch , the two said Wednesday afternoon. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 29, 2013

It looks like the sale of book review and community Goodreads was worth between $150M to $200M, according to a report form AllThingsD Friday, potentially making the acquisition one of the better returns on capital from a Southern California technology startup in recent years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The best sale or acquisition is a gradual one, where the acquirer gets to know you through formal and informal relationships. The win-win startup acquisitions and successful transitions to public companies are led by the entrepreneur, rather than happen passively. Listen carefully and act accordingly.

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OCTOBER 19, 2015

Western Digital had acquired HGST back in March of 2012, but as a condition of approving the acquisition, China had essentially handcuffed the company's involvement in day to day operations in HGST. HGST makes heads for the disk drive industry, used for picking up the information on spinning hard disk platters. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2021

The best sale or acquisition is a gradual one, where the acquirer gets to know you through formal and informal relationships. The win-win startup acquisitions and successful transitions to public companies are led by the entrepreneur, rather than happen passively. Listen carefully and act accordingly.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 13, 2015

If you have professional angels or venture capitalists among your funding sources, you have probably been focused on your company’s sale well before they wrote their first checks. Ideally each target company has a history of consistently making acquisitions with deal terms you would accept. That premium is your focus.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

JMI Equity General Partner Peter Arrowsmith and Vice President David Greenberg have joined Resource Nation's board as part of the acquisition. Resource Nation said that it would retain a number of current and former Business.com sales and account managers, as well as other key employees as part of the buy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock. There just aren’t enough angel investors and VCs to go around.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

According to Yahoo, Levinsohn reports directly to Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, and will manage the company's media group, advertising sales, and partnerships for the Americas region. News of the hiring was first reported by AllThingsD. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Today’s customers are much more in control of their buying decision, as they have more choices and more information than ever before. This is a key moment where your customer acquisition costs go way down, and your profits go way up. This new world is all about empowered customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

If we build it, they will come” doesn’t work in today’s worldwide information overload. Mergers and acquisitions also require new skills. If you are the hot-shot technical innovator that invented your solution, make sure you have an equally adept business and marketing expert to complement your skills. “If

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JANUARY 23, 2013

Connecture develops sales automation technology for the health insurance industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. DRX , a provider of web-based shopping and enrollment software for Medicare health plans, which was based in Los Angeles, has been acquired by Wisconsin-based Connecture , the companies said today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad. Sales and distribution channel activity will be analyzed, as well as cost of customer acquisition, to make an independent assessment of your financial projections.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Most entrepreneurs and certainly all investors would like to see “a positive liquidity event” (a good sale of the business) someday. And finally, I have the group put a number in column four, estimating the likelihood of such a sale ever being consummated with that potential buyer, with “10” the absolute highest and “1” unlikely to occur.

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APRIL 30, 2018

We're a big data company, where we look at all the information available worldwide, including documents, job postings, and anything you can publicly get your hands on, and from that, we distill the technology stack of a company. We distill that information with very high accuracy. That's what led to the job at Support.com.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

At times I wanted the engineering team to produce features to support our sales efforts to I occasionally leaned on them a bit. So he would allocate say – 20% to sales, 15% to marketing, 20% to eng priorities, 10% to customer support, 10% to ops, 20% to ‘platinum customers’ and maybe 5% directly to me as the CEO.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

A reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and cost, to quickly get your startup on a public exchange for fund raising through visibility and selling stock. There just aren’t enough angel investors and VCs to go around.

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JUNE 30, 2009

Carlsbad-based Life Technologies , a developer of biotechnology tools and products, reported today that it is selling its SQL*LIMS laboratory information management software business to LabVantage Solutions, Inc. Life Technologies said the sale came because the unit was "not a perfect fit" for the firm's strategic direction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Any increase in brand recognition, as well as personal connections, is a multiplier to your existing marketing and sales efforts. This allows you to make earlier and more informed decisions to grow your business before a crisis. In some cases, the best mentor is one of your best customers.

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

Santa Ana-based CoreLogic , a provider of consumer, financial and property information, analytics and services to the real estate, mortgage, and other markets, said this morning that it has soled its Employer Services and Litigation Support business to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG). The deal was worth $265M in cash.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

The most obvious way to explain this is with sales people. If you hire 6 senior sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business 6 months. COGS” represents the amount that each sale costs you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Image via Pixabay Making more sales quickly today is no longer about selling. Customers are more in control of their buying decisions than ever before, with the wealth of alternatives and information available online, and interactive access to sources they trust via social media. Tune your sales process to address each of these.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2013

For starters, here is my selection of some key metrics that every six-sigma joint like GE tracks without thinking, but that too many small businesses haven’t yet formalized: Sales revenue. Sales data needs to be correlated to advertising campaigns, price changes, seasonal forces, competitive actions, and other costs of sales.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. Scrapblog as venture backed by Steamboat Ventures and Longworth Venture Partners, and allowed users to create a digital scrapbook of personal photos and other information. Mixbook is based in San Jose.

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MARCH 22, 2012

eBay said Thursday that it has sold Rent.com to PRIMEDIA , the publisher of apartment and rental home information and listings. The sale to eBay had been a big win for Allegis Capital, Bank of America Venture Partners, Insignia Financial, Kline Hawkes, Rosewood Capital, and Thomas Weisel Partners. READ MORE>>.

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