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Preparing Your Startup for the Next M&A Wave

Revolution

During the early recovery, however, VC-backed M&A rebounded and skyrocketed: Annual deal values eclipsed $30 billion in 2010, holding steady before ballooning above $70 billion in 2014. Startup founders can start positioning themselves now to be acquired in that wave. How can you avoid this unnecessary fate?

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Meet the 5 judges who will pick the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield

TechCrunch

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Startup founders from all over the world applied to what has been described as the most competitive batch in TechCrunch history. Jim Lanzone was named earlier this month as the next CEO of Yahoo Inc.

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Jay Samit: How Startup Founders Can Avoid Getting Disrupted

WSJ - The Accelerators

Your board and investors even consider you the Mark Zuckerberg or Evan Spiegel of your industry. Congratulations, you have succeeded in turning your startup into a real company. According to a recent report by Massolution , crowdfunding is expected to top $30 billion this year (up from just $880 million in 2010).

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

“Yoon has been a Venture Investor and strategic partner to many Silicon Valley startups/founders for 18 years prior to Muirwoods. ” Strohband also served as PM at Volkswagen, led Stanford racing’s autonomous car, Stanley, co-founded Metamind, and sits on the board of various companies. He holds a B.A.

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Max Q: A landing system for the moon and beyond

TechCrunch

SpaceX is raising prices across the board. in 2010, he earned a PhD in theoretical physics, followed by stints at Hyperloop One and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Found is a show about founders and company-building, featuring people actually doing the work. Image Credits: Firefly. This week with…Casey Handmer.

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Micromax, smartphone sales stalled, eyes a steer into electric vehicles

TechCrunch

million, although that dates from 2010. Some former executives believe that Micromax’s founders could have handled the situation better if they had given a free hand to others coming on board. That was despite the fact that the founders were working on separate businesses simultaneously.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

TechCrunch

billion in 2010, Video Valley (the area of Lysaker right outside of Oslo) has churned out a lot of successful companies within the space. I still think cities will be the most prominent location for startups as (1) Big business is not rural, and startup founders typically come from banks, consultancies, corporations, etc.