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When is the correct time to sell your company? Many entrepreneurs and CEOs struggle with this question. A blueprint unfortunately does not exist. Below are signposts we have observed primarily across Application Software, FinTech, InsurTech, Information Services, IT Services and Technology-Enabled Services. The company participates in a mature end market and continued growth is dependent … Continue reading Is It Time to Sell Your Company?
It has leaked that semiconductor giant Broadcom (tkr: AVGO) is working to acquire CyberSecurity software company Symantec (tkr: SYMC). Semiconductor investors are not fans of the deal as AVGO shares have traded off 6% since the news leaked. Conversely, we like the prospective acquisition for a couple of reasons: First, Symantec’s recurring revenues will help … Continue reading We Applaud Creative M&A Strategies
Insurance Companies Are Undervalued Technology-Enabled Services Companies Insurance companies are undervalued Technology-Enabled Services companies. Further, they share attributes with richly-valued SaaS companies – namely predictable, recurring revenue. Insurance companies obviously don’t develop and sell technology as a core business, yet they leverage various software applications and analytical tools that power their core underwriting services. From … Continue reading Insurance Companies Are Undervalued Tech Companies
The very definition of a Black Swan event is that they are rare and unexpected. We had one this past weekend in the sports world. Andy Ruiz defeated heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua. Ruiz was a 19-1 underdog. The last major economic black swan event was the 2008 “great recession”. It feels like President Trump’s … Continue reading The Trade War Black Swan
Microsoft embodies the cloud and all it encompasses including edge computing, AI and machine learning, mixed reality, autonomous systems and more. Microsoft is a good proxy for what tomorrow's cloud-driven economy may look like. Our view? A tapestry of natural language AI-based applications and autonomous systems, all running on core platforms primarily powered by a … Continue reading Microsoft is the Cloud
Rideshare as a long-term investment? Right up there with owning an airline. Heck, even if the rideshare companies were operating at scale - running on autonomous vehicle fleets - would you really want to own that business? Depreciating assets, multiple competitors (it will be more than Lyft and Uber), and thin profit margins (we are … Continue reading Rideshare as an Investment? Don’t Be Spun by the VCs
We are keeping our content light during the dog days of August. Perhaps you have seen our previous posts regarding CEO personalities? Our Mid-Cap Software CEO Personality Analysis made the rounds this spring (access HERE). For fun we thought we would put a new spin on the debate that has dominated NBA circles this offseason … Continue reading The Next Great Tech CEO – Michael Jordan or LeBron James?Premium
1.) Be Bold: Similar to VCs, public investors want to invest in a bold vision. (See Tesla). Why does TSLA enjoy a premium valuation to other Auto OEMs? Answer: Musk’s vision and spin. 2.) Don’t Be Bullied by Investors – Dictate Your Story: Tell the Street you plan to take margins down temporarily to pursue “X” initiative. … Continue reading 3 Rules for Tech CEOs
Some have asked the question regarding our most recent article: Personality Analytics: Technology CEOs Analyzed - "what does it mean?" Let's contemplate one example as depicted in the enclosed picture which plots the 56 Mid-Cap Software CEOs we reviewed against the personality trait "Openness". The output is that the two CEOs who scored in the … Continue reading Personality Analytics: Technology CEOs Analyzed: Part Deux
We created the CEORater Technology Founder CEO Index in 2017 in large part to illustrate our strong belief that founder CEOs are better qualified to lead Technology companies than are “hired” CEOs/ professional managers. The CEORater Technology Founder CEO Index returned 13.0% and 10.5% on a Weighted and Unweighted Return basis respectively (click here for detail) during the January 2nd 2018 … Continue reading CEORater Technology Founder CEO Index has Outperformed Year-to-DatePremium
