3 dispatches
There’s been a fair amount of talk lately about proactively regulating — and maybe even breaking up — the “Big Tech” companies. Full disclosure: this post discusses regulating large tech companies. I own shares in several of these both directly (in the case of Facebook and Microsoft) and indirectly (through ETFs that own stakes in large companies) Source: MIT Sloan Like many,...
I’m oftentimes asked what determines the prices that companies get bought for: after all, why does one app company get bought for $19 billion and a similar app get bought at a discount to the amount of investor capital that was raised? While specific transaction values depend a lot on the specific acquirer (i.e.
Let’s say you pitch a VC and you’ve got a coherent business plan and some thoughtful perspectives on how your business scales. Does that mean you get the venture capital investment that you so desire? Source: Toothpaste for Dinner Not necessarily. There could be many reasons for a rejection, but one that crops up a great deal is not anything intrinsically wrong with a...