Some interesting links we found across the web this week:
Don't Neglect Your Customers During a
Merger
A merger can be a time-consuming endeavor, but it's important
not to lose sight of the customer base during the process.
Harvard Business Review explains how companies can
successfully integrate by creating teams to focus separately on the
deal and the business and by observing and promoting company
culture.
Where is VR Headed? Investors Share Insights on
the Industry's Trajectory
If you're in the virtual reality space, this article provides
industry insight by nine investors, including where they see
opportunity and how they think your business can improve and
achieve success.
US Startups Off to a Strong M&A Run in
2018
The M&A market has been active among startup companies in 2018,
with the total money spent on company purchases already reaching
80% of last year's total. Crunchbase breaks down the
current venture-backed M&A market by providing a list of the
largest 2018 deals by purchase price, highlighting the trend in
steady deal count and frequency of market purchase prices, and
discussing possible drivers behind this performance.
US Government Seeks Stakeholder Comments on Future
Internet Governance, Privacy and Emerging Technology
Priorities
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
requested comments regarding its international Internet policy
priorities. Get more details here.
Valuation on Your Term Sheet is Not What Your
Company is Worth
While it's easy to think that the post money valuation in a
term sheet reflects the value of the business, this article
provides a helpful explanation of why that is not true and how the
valuation is instead driven by the investor's risk assessment
of investing in the company.
Links compiled by Nicolette Anagnos.
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