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Selling your business? Find the emotional buyer

Berkonomics

You may represent the only obvious way to protect against obsolescence from a buyer’s declining marketplace, or failure to compete against others with better, newer technologies. The buyer may be a public company attempting to defend decreasing market share and being overly punished by Wall Street.

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Why not share your liquidity success with those who got you there?

Berkonomics

Those that pay off handsomely (congratulations if so), those marginal exits that selvage technology, brand and jobs – better than nothing. Consider the kinds of exits. Email readers, continue here…] Now, there are three kinds of exits.

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Overall VC Fundraising Drops 33%, But AI Investment Surges

Tech.Co

IPO interest may be on the rise, particularly with sectors that are meeting the political moment, from national security and defense technology to fintech and crypto … and, of course, AI. The Venture Capital Fundraising Slump Might Be Ending It’s not all bad news for VCs, though.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? What are some sites or companies in the same space? How will you differentiate from these? What is different, special here? Where’s the mystery? What special data, content, APIs, etc., will you leverage? What’s the state of the relationships that brings you that data?

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The Berkus Method: Valuing an Early-Stage Investment

Berkonomics

For those of us who’ve invested in early-stage companies, especially technology startups, we have confronted a universal problem. Now we tackle the more difficult and subjective task of placing a value upon those startups that don’t fit into that mold.

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CALIENT Acquired By Chunxing

socalTECH

Santa Barbara-based CALIENT , the developer of optical MEMs switching technology, has been acquired by Chinese company Suzhou Chunxing Precision Mechanical Co., CALIENT manufactures 3D, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology used in optical switching, particularly in the data center market. the two said this morning.

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DermTech Raises $10M In Series C Funding

socalTECH

The startup, which is developing precision medicine technology for the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, inflammatory diseases, and other skin diseases, said the funding included investments by RTW Investments, along with other private investors.

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