Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

99.9999% of you won’t be contemplating raising capital at $500 million any time soon or selling for a billion. My friend Christin Herron of Intel Capital weighed in on the issue. to justify a “strategic” price. We plan to double-down and build the huge company we know we can.”

Venture Capital 316

Venture Capital Pricing Social Network Acquisition 316

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2011

Poker] exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made our country so great.”. You must invest your ante at the start of each hand with no guarantee you will get it back. Managing your cash by strategically placing your financial bets is equally important at your startup. Note: This is part IV of a five part series.

Startup 207

Startup Entrepreneur Competition Guide 207

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. We were looking at all sorts of strategic decisions that Sony was considering, which required analysis and data on broadband networks, Internet portas and mobile handsets/networks.

Statistics 415

Statistics Startup Report Research 415

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Paid Search – Customers which click on sponsored ads associated with search keywords fall into this category. Google’s market capitalization is in the stratosphere for a reason – keyword search advertising is highly effective. Affiliates invest the up-front marketing expenses required to attract customers. Meredith Publishing.

Custom 164

Custom Customer Advertising SEM 164

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Investment in training, adherence to process, global knowledge sharing systems, quality control / partner reviews and campus recruitment programs that attracted the right talent. There seem to be a lot of market entrants in every category where it becomes hard to differentiate them all from each other.

Technical Review 302

Technical Review Marketing IP Outsource Development 302

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

We started planning our fund raising as much as 14 months ago. Did he want to see whether a strategic buyers made sense in the next couple of years? Invoca is the market leader in a hot and growing category: marketing automation for telephony driven by the explosion in smart phones where a phone call is a single click of a button.

Funding 150

Funding Startup SaaS Venture Capital 150

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Investors are human and subject to human tendencies, whether they are your rich uncle, an angel investor with personal funds or a venture capital investor with institutional money. Here is a summary of some key investor stereotypes that generally need to be avoided: Investment sharks. Legal eagle investors. Academic coach investors.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Coach Invest Sample 108