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May 24, 2012

Bill Wood answered this question

What are some of the best performance metrics and practices to use is assessing contracting/acquisition organizations.

There is a fundamental disconnect in the two possible options here.
You can take the Michael Dell model and look at what you want the ultimate outcome of the contract to be and then build processes, metrics, etc. around that. Delivery related metrics.
Or you ... more

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May 4, 2012

Tony Ahn and 2 other people answered this question

Why did LinkedIn buy SlideShare?

LinkedIn has been strengthening its business/professional information sharing base for years. A few years ago LinkedIn Groups was a move in this direction, allowing professionals in various industries from around the world get together and share information. To me, acquisition of SlideShare, which is primarily ... more

April 17, 2012

Ann Ritzmann asked a question

What are some best practices for consumer email acquisition?

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April 12, 2012

Craig Brennan and 3 other people answered this question

In your opinion what is the value of Instagram?

Instagram's value is that facebook can keep Instagram's functionality from its competitors. And that will ultimately be able to be quantified to a dollar value in the not-too-distant future. It's value is that facebook can say "We have instagram, and Twitter/Google/INSERT OTHER RELEVANT TECH COMPANY ... more

April 9, 2012

Christos Giordamlis answered this question

Have you ever sold your business? What factors are most critical to evaluate when making this kind of decision?

Consider not to what you want, but what may be interesting for the buyer and if it is worthing for him to buy your company. Then consider if it is valuable for you. And be prepare for negotiations. Good lack! more

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April 2, 2012

Wayne Spivak and 1 other person answered this question

Why did Netflix by DVD.com after they made the point that streaming is clearly the future?

Let's not forget the customer base/list....

March 21, 2012

Catherine Goldberg asked a question

What do you think of the Zynga/OMGPOP acquisition?

March 12, 2012

Catherine Goldberg asked a question

Why did Twitter acquire Posterous?

Feb. 27, 2012

Andrew Baker answered this question

Why did Dropbox buy Cove?

It seems to be all about getting great people. At least that's what all the buzz says.
That might just be a convenient smokescreen for DropBox getting its hands on tech that can bring it up to par with the collaborative elements of Box.com.
-ASB: ... more

Feb. 8, 2012

Catherine Goldberg asked a question

What do you think of the GigaOm paidContent acquisition?

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Feb. 3, 2012

Lauren Harper asked a question

What updates can we expect from Twitter's acquisition of Summify?

Jan. 4, 2012

Colin Neagle asked a question

What does 2012 look like for IBM?

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Dec. 29, 2011

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RIP Napster. Who's next?

Napster closed its doors yesterday in its merge with Rhapsody. It certainly isn't the only companywho once ruled the web that's recently been sold. What are your predictions? Which other once-popular tech companies will be bought out next? more

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Dec. 16, 2011

Patrick Pushor and 2 other people answered this question

Why should Dell buy Citrix?

Dell is a hardware company and is not leading anything related to services, never mind in the cloud space. I would never say it can't happen - but it certainly isn't today. more

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