In another sign that the secondary market for private company stock is going strong, Elevation Partners will soon complete its third large transaction in the past year. This time, Elevation will buy $100 million of Pandora stock. In June 2010, Elevation purchased five million shares of Facebook common stock for $120 ...
Category Archives: Business Strategy
Regulation D Private Placement Offerings: The Basics
If you're a private company, how can you use Regulation D to sell your securities to VCs or angel investors without going public or registering your securities with the SEC? Private companies, whether startups or more established companies, can offer and sell their securities through a private placement. Companies can use one of the ...
Ebook Sales Soar For Amazon And Apple As Competition Grows
Ebooks are outselling print books on Amazon. During the second quarter of 2010, Amazon sold 143 ebooks for every 100 print books. The gap between ebook and print book sales is widening. In June 2010, Amazon sold 180 ebooks for every 100 hardcover books. While ...
Boku Expanding From Mobile Payments For Virtual Goods To Real World Transactions
Boku, a startup that makes mobile payments for virtual goods easier, is moving into the real world. That is, Boku has its sights on online transactions for concrete goods. The markets for both mobile payments and virtual goods are huge. Mobile ...
Three Business Strategy Questions To Ask Your Lawyer
Does your lawyer understand your company's business strategy? Does your lawyer need to understand it? These may seem like unusual questions, but they are critical to your business's success. Put simply, your lawyer should understand your strategy. Why? Most importantly, your strategy is ...
Using Corporate Social Responsibility As Strategy To Regain Legitimacy
Can big business integrate corporate social responsibility into strategy to regain legitimacy? The legitimacy of business, the trust that people place in business, is at a low point. Business legitimacy is a matter of strategy, leadership, and responsible corporate behavior. Starting with that premise,
Five Experts On Game Mechanics, Social Games, And Behavioral Economics
Five experts recently gave their thoughts on how game mechanics, social games, and behavioral economics inform gaming. Gabe Zichermann, co-founder and CEO of BeamMe Live, offered a provocative thought to kick off the discussion: I thought there was more to games than fun. Then I ...
Entrepreneurs: Does Your Attorney Need To Understand Your Business?
Does your attorney need to understand your business? And if your business lawyer does not have a strong grasp of your business, does it matter? Yes, the answers matter for entrepreneurs. Some lawyers will say that they do not need to have a deep ...
Facebook Restricts Stock Trading To Avoid Going Public
Facebook just took another move to avoid going public. Late last week, Facebook implemented a policy that prohibits employees from selling their company stock unless a trading window is in effect, or from tipping outsiders on inside company information. In doing so, Facebook ...
Boards Of Directors Refocus On Strategy And Risk
What is on directors' minds these days? The Spencer Stuart US Board Index 2009 reports that S&P 500 board members put corporate strategy and risk management at the top of the agenda. Why did strategy and risk become the biggest issues on directors' mind in ...