Operating at the Intersection of Technology and the Capital Markets
Month: November 2018
Investors Allocate Premium Valuations to That Which They Understand My theory is that institutional investors implicitly penalize complexity. I base my theory largely on 23 years of capital markets experience and intuition and admittedly have little data to support it. I believe that investors will invest a dollar in Company A assuming that "A" has … Continue reading Don’t Give Investors A Reason to Say “No”
Notice anything about the above image? It looks like a Facebook feed and five of the nine content pieces (only three are fully visible), are videos. The image is a screen capture from Goldman Sachs' homepage - part of a modernization/ outreach effort under new Goldman CEO David Solomon. Personally I've noticed that companies are … Continue reading Every Company Is A Content Company
Share your story on the CEORater Podcast and at TEK2day.com. If you are a Technology company CEO, start-up founder, venture capital partner, etc. - share the story of your portfolio companies or the company you lead with us where investors, customers and employees may find you. To learn more, reach us at info@ceorater.com
Share your story on the CEORater Podcast and at TEK2day.com. If you are a Technology company CEO, start-up founder, venture capital partner, etc. - share the story of your portfolio companies or the company you lead with us where investors, customers and employees may find you. To learn more, reach us at info@ceorater.com
Many of our readers are Technology CEOs and institutional investors. If you wish to tell your company's story, or a portfolio company story let us know. Beginning in 2019 we plan to occasionally profile Technology companies in these pages and on our CEORater Podcast. Send me a note directly at jmaietta@ceorater.com. Thanks for reading! … Continue reading Share Your Story with Us
Bundle Pricing Negotiations Are Preferable to Product Pricing Negotiations Vendors have far more leverage with customers when negotiating pricing for a bundle/platform of products and services as opposed to an a la carte negotiation. There's a reason why cable providers sold content bundles for years - it was the optimal revenue and profit model - … Continue reading Have A Bundle Discussion with Customers, Not A Product DiscussionPremium
The 5 top performing FinTech stocks year-to-date (as of 11/08/18) that are led by founder CEOs. This list is based on an extract from the CEORater database (CEORater.com). Access PDF version HERE. Square (ticker: SQ) YTD stock price performance: 108.0% Green Dot (ticker: GDOT) YTD stock price performance: 55.8% Virtu Financial (ticker: VIRT) YTD stock … Continue reading CEORater FinTech Founder 5
The iPhone Is A High-Priced Commodity The iPhone is little more than a high-priced commodity at this juncture. There is little differentiation between it and lower cost alternatives (OnePlus for example) both from a design and feature functionality standpoint. However, with 2 billion-plus devices in circulation, Apple's future does not rest exclusively with new device … Continue reading Apple Should Double Down on Apple Health NowPremium
Our full analysis comparing the personality traits of Mary Barra vs. Elon Musk may be found HERE. Reach us at info@ceorater.com to inquire about our CEO Personality Analytics service. If you wish to run a query on a particular CEO, send us an email at the above address and be sure to include CEO name … Continue reading GM’s Mary Barra vs. Tesla’s Elon Musk – A CEO Personality Comparison
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