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Twitter’s Acquisition, Chirp & Managing Developer Relationships

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Or if they do they should do so without raising venture capital so that they can still be acquired for reasonable prices. I think Twitter made a minor gaffe by announcing their Blackberry app and their acquisition of Atebits (Tweetie) before the Chirp conference. We will be direct and forthright.

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

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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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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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Amazon Drops Price of Ring Doorbell

L.A. Business Journal

didn’t waste any time dropping the price of Ring Inc.’s from the prior retail price of $149.99. The announcement came on April 12 at the same time Amazon and Ring officially closed the $1 billion acquisition. Amazon.com Inc. s video doorbell to $99.99

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Tocagen Sets IPO Pricing Range

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San Diego-based Tocagen , a clinical stage gene therapy company aiming at treating cancer, has set the pricing range for its IPO. The company said in a filing that it expects to offer 7,250,000 shares of its common stock at between $10.00 and $12.00 The company has applied to list as TOCA on the NASDAQ Global Market.

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Some Quick Thoughts on Exits for Technology Startups

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The median VC exit price for deals is $70 million (FLAG Capital via Bryce.VC). There is a mythology amongst some LPs (funds that invest in VCs) and some VCs that “entry price doesn’t matter – only investing in the absolute best entrepreneurs.” So entry price matters a lot. ” That’s b t.

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Don’t Try to “Pull an Instagram.” Here’s Why …

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“it’s smart to use an impending investment valuation to drive a higher acquisition valuation” I would like to amend her statement slightly to read, “it’s smart to use an impending investment valuation to drive an higher acquisition.” to justify a “strategic” price. Uh… yeah.