American - Businessman | December 1, 1965 -
By 2002, I realized that what was classically called a rollup strategy was not generally effective, at least not for me.
Brad Feld
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In my world, historical revenue is the least interesting thing to consider in an acquisition strategy. The goal is to acquire technology that is on your product roadmap or people that fit culturally within your organization and help you execute on your roadmap faster.
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Usually, the first three months post acquisition are up and down. The acquirer and the acquiree are trying to figure out how to interact. The founders of the acquiree are usually tired from the deal process and adjusting to their new reality.
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I know a lot of companies that have a very well defined post-acquisition process. However, many of them don't take into consideration the dynamics and personalities of the acquiree. Instead, they assume that everyone will happily be assimilated.
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When I think about the books I've written, it probably takes 150,000-200,000 words to get a 50,000 page book. Highlighting something and hitting Cmd-X is second nature.
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I often get asked how I write so much. As any writer knows, the answer is to write a lot more than you actually publish.
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Accepting that part of the process of writing is deleting a lot of what you write is soothing, at least to me.
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I have several close friends who are insomniacs. Over the years, I've heard their stories about being up in the middle of the night, completely awake. I see them yawn at 11 A.M. and know that, regardless of what they are doing, they'd probably rather be in bed sleeping. I've always had sympathy for them, but I've never really understood it.
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I have trouble sleeping maybe one night a year. On that special night, I get up and read on the couch until I fall asleep.
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As an investor, I'm always looking for the next great American company. Who will create tomorrow's Twitter, Facebook, or Google?
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In 2016, you no longer have to be in Silicon Valley to launch a successful startup. Colorado is home to many.
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Immigrants have historically been an entrepreneurial bunch.
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