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Google Can't Hire Anyone, So It's Going Crazy Acquiring Companies (GOOG)

Topics: Acquisition, Cash Flow

In the last twelve months, Google has acquired (or planned to acquire) twenty-six different companies. Why is Google going on such a crazy shopping spree? On a basic level, it can afford it, since it has billions in cash. And Google thinks its smart to invest in companies and people to turbo charge the company now for the future. But, below those superficial reasons there seems to lurk a more vexing problem for Google. It's no longer a sexy growth business, and we've heard that's making it harder for Google to attract the best and the brightest in the industry.…

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Tough Being a Kid CEO

Topics: Acquisition, Debt Financing, Entrepreneur, Equity

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: Why not everyone can be like Zuck. Despite the successes of prodigies like Mark Zuckerberg, today's Wall Street Journal reports that 20-something entrepreneurs are still finding it difficult to be "the boss." One 23-year-old business owner tells the Journal it was his shaggy hair that prevented employees from taking him seriously, and even now that he's cut it short, he says some employees still call him "the boy." Another admits to being carded at a business lunch after ordering…

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VC Open Letters: Founder Insight 9/9/2010

Topics: Acquisition, Common Stock, Investor, Networking

| Posted by Marc Huey Found Across The Web: The Story of Backblaze 'Almost Being Acquired' [Founder Insight] Gleb Budman, CEO of Backblaze writes an awesome and transparent post on their story of 'almost being acquired'. He shares his whole story, in detail, walking through the acquisition process, dealing with competing offers, how the deal fell through, and breaking down what he's learned. - Backblaze Blog The VC Seed Investor Signaling Problem [Founder Insight] Brad Feld addresses "the signaling problem" created when VCs make a seed investment, but decide not to follow-up and participate in the subsequent round of financing,…

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ZymoGenetics Reaches the End, Stratos Genomics Nabs $4M, Children's New Ventilator, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News

Topics: Acquisition, Contract, Grant, Risk

One huge story hit Seattle biotech this week. I got all the usual "who, what, when, where" in the initial reports. But I'm still thinking hard about the nuances of why this happened, and what will come next. Stay tuned. The big news, of course, came when Bristol-Myers Squibb said it has agreed to acquire Seattle-based ZymoGenetics (NASDAQ: ZGEN) for $885 million, or $9.75 a share. This represents the end of the road for Seattle's oldest independent biotech company, one that once dreamed big about being the anchor of the Northwest life sciences cluster. The initial word from a ZymoGenetics…

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Searching For Steve Wozniak: The Guide To Finding A Technical Cofounder

Topics: Acquisition, Entrepreneur, Equity, Investor, Management

"I've got this HUGE idea. I just need to find a technical co-founder. " Ugh. I've heard that too many times over the last few years and it almost always ends badly . I was in this situation and we barely escaped. I write this post to put you out of your miserable technical co-founder search and give you some realistic options. The Challenge of Finding a Technical Co-Founder To find a great technical co-founder, you need to convince them of the following: Your idea is better than all of their ideas The equity is worth spending all of their…

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RIM Shows Smartphone Success Might Be the Riches of Niches

Topics: Acquisition, Advertising, Consultant, Marketing, Small Business

Erik Sherman is a freelance writer, editor, and photographer. His work has appeared in such publications as the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Fortune, Inc, Newsweek Japan, the Financial Times, Chief Executive, Advertising Age, and CIO Insight. Before going into journalism, he was head of product marketing at a publicly-held technology company and later was an independent business consultant. A rumor that had smartphone maker RIM (RIMM) buying DataViz, maker of a popular application for using Microsoft (MSFT) Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files on BlackBerrys, has been confirmed. Kevin Michaluk at the CrackBerry blog thinks it's an enterprise play, and…

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