Acquisitions
News and Articles About Acquisitions
Amazon
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Amazon's Whole Foods Deal Will Remake Strip Malls
What happens to small businesses if grocery stores shut down?
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With Whole Foods Purchase, Amazon Just Bought a Playground for Big Data
Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods isn't about automating checkout -- it's about bringing Amazon's online analytics to the offline world.
Amazon
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8 Interesting Tidbits From Whole Foods's Town Hall Following the Amazon Acquisition
CEO John Mackey recounted having a dream in which Whole Foods Market merged with Amazon a year and a half before the deal was announced.
Amazon
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Amazon Is Buying Whole Foods for a Whopping $13.7 Billion -- Is It a Good Deal?
The grocery chain will continue to operate stores under the Whole Foods brand.
Masters of Scale
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Acquisitions Can Help You Scale, but Come With Risks
Sometimes the only shortcut to growth is through acquisition, but can you afford it?
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The 3 Relationships That Matter When Your Company Is Being Acquired (and How to Effectively Manage Them)
During an acquisition, what can typically get lost or deprioritized is the people aspect.
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Why Companies Built to be Acquired Usually Aren't
If you're in it solely for the payday, it shows in your products and your people.
Apple
Apple Just Bought a Popular Sleep Tracker
The Beddit deal could help bring sleep monitoring to your Apple Watch.
Acquisitions
This Startup Got Bought in Reportedly Biggest Ecommerce Deal Ever
The deal supposedly beat out Walmart's purchase of Jet.com
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3 Ways to Lower Your Startup's Acquisition Risk Factor
Buyers look for stability and high potential for ROI. Here's how to position your company as a safe bet.
Take It From The Pros
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After Three Pivots, This Founder Sold His Gaming Company for $800 Million
At Dallas Startup Week, Kevin Chou of Kabam discusses taking risks, the need for entrepreneurs to pivot and advice for aspiring founders.
Acquisitions
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6 Tips From Tinder Execs on Finding Enough Success to Be Acquired
While acquisition should never be a founding goal, it sometimes becomes an option for strategic startups.
Acquisitions
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How to Deal When a Tech Giant Tries to Take Over Your Sandbox
In this age of looming tech giants and super brands, your young-gun startup may seem an appealing morsel. Here's how to resist the giants and still keep your investors happy.
Snapchat
Snapchat Is Buying an Israeli Augmented Reality Startup
Cimagine will become Snapchat's research and development center in Israel.
