Comments on: Corporate Venturing – How Entrepreneurs Can Get the Love Without a Bear Hug

By: Types of Investors | ZEntrepreneurship

Types of Investors | ZEntrepreneurship — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:26:39 +0000

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By: ConTraps Part III – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

ConTraps Part III – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:34:44 +0000

[...] articulated in Corporate Venturing, a risk in jointly developing and/or integrating technology with a BDC is that your company’s [...]

By: ConTraps Part II – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

ConTraps Part II – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:01:21 +0000

[...] BDC to dramatically influence the nature, scope and timing of your exit. As discussed more fully in Corporate Venturing, such terms are most commonly tied to corporate investments, as opposed to those made by [...]

By: Quora

Quora — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:51:56 +0000

Are companies biased against acquisitions where one of their competitors is a strategic investor in the target company?…

I have taken investment money from Medtronic, CNet and Sun Microsystems and I am a big fan of such Corporate Venture funds. However, to avoid potential conflicts, including limiting your potential exit’s upside, you need to de-link the strategic asp…

By: Quora

Quora — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:18:44 +0000

Which Venture capital firms are passive investors?…

Some VC firms certainly have a reputation for being more passive than others. However, you might consider taking money from a Strategic Investor, rather than a VC, if you are looking for less active participation. A passive VC investor is a commodity -…

By: Quora

Quora — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:19:43 +0000

Is a bootstrapped tech business less likely to get acquired than a funded one?…

I don’t think there is a correlation between a company’s propensity to be acquired and the initial source of its capital, with the exception of a corporate investment from a strategic partner. Acquirers often begin as partners and occasionally corpor…

By: Quora

Quora — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:43:59 +0000

Is it wise to take a strategic investment from a potential acquirer?…

I have had success with Corporate Investors. At Computer Motion we raised $5M from Medtronic and Citrix Online we raised ~ $20M from Sun and CNet. The key is to delink the strategic reasons for doing a partnership with the actual investment. Deals go S…

By: Create An Industry Alliance Entrepreneurs | infoChachkie

Create An Industry Alliance Entrepreneurs | infoChachkie — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:32:12 +0000

[...] new kid” was of paramount importance. The same phenomenon is true for startups. As noted in Corporate Venturing, startups should pursue allies who have a vested interest in their success. Such playground friends [...]