A bill in the U.S. Senate could change the way you plan your startup’s entire trajectory--especially if your ideal exit strategy involves a merger or acquisition.
Last month, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced a bill that’s been called the most ambitious antitrust reform in nearly half a century. If passed, the Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act (CALERA) would make major changes to the mergers and acquisitions process in the United States. Klobuchar has been a sharp critic of "too big to fix" mergers, many of which involve large tech companies--Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods and Facebook's purchase of Giphy, to cite two examples--arguing that they suppress competition.
Quashing such problematic activity could be an effective antitrust tool, used to regulate the buyers. Perhaps lost in the fray: the startups on the other side of the table. CALERA aims to keep big firms from purchasing smaller competitors with industry-disrupting potential. If you run such a startup, you could lose a potentially lucrative exit strategy. Indeed, the bill could encourage you to plan your company’s entire trajectory differently, which may be part of the point.
A decade ago, Michael Dubin founded Dollar Shave Club as a no-frills, $1-a-month razor startup. Five years later, he sold the company for $1 billion to consumer-products giant Unilever. Earlier this year, Dubin stepped down as CEO. Hear the man behind the crazy viral videos and hilarious offbeat advertising explain what it really takes to start, scale, and eventually sell a billion-dollar brand that people love. Plus, find out what’s next for this razor-sharp founder.
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Niantic has confirmed on Twitter that they are currently in the process of testing the newly announced Pikmin augmented reality game in Singapore. iOS and Android users in the region can now participate to join the Pikmin walking experience via the link here. Users in Singapore have said that the mobile game from Niantic features […]
nintenmau5 posted: " The Nintendo Switch version of indie title Carrion, the 'reverse horror game' where you play as the main boss, has finally received the festive 'The Greatest Time of the Year' DLC that originally saw the light of day and spawned its way onto the PC v"
The Nintendo Switch version of indie title Carrion, the 'reverse horror game' where you play as the main boss, has finally received the festive 'The Greatest Time of the Year' DLC that originally saw the light of day and spawned its way onto the PC version last Christmas. This update comes at no cost and […]
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