Top Six Interviews of 2012 - Part Two
Let me finish up our top six transaction stories from 2012, as chosen by the World Technology Council, Corum’s 400-person advisory body. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by robschram, Director on 18 January 2013
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Top Six Interviews of 2012 - Part One
We’re gearing up for our annual LIVE Broadcast - Corum’s annual Global Tech M&A Review & Predictions, scheduled for January 17, 1:00pm (New York)... Now is also an ideal time for a retrospective. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by robschram, Director on 15 January 2013
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The Langara Experience
Posted by JeffBrown, Vice President on 14 January 2013
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Forecast 2013: Global Tech M&A Review & Predictions, January 17
Corum Group has been holding educational events for over 25 years as a key part of our outreach to software executives worldwide. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by AmandaTallman, Marketing Assistant on 07 January 2013
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Guerilla Marketing – Open house at a new installation
Over 2 decades ago, Corum's founder, Bruce Milne, wrote "Software Company Guerilla Marketing: How to Succeed in the Software Wars with a Carefully Targeted, Low/No Budget Marketing and Sales Campaign." Here’s another of his time-tested ideas... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by PatSultan, Director, Operations on 28 December 2012
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Healthcare Market Spotlight
Yesterday I had the opportunity to moderate a World Financial Symposiums Market Spotlight webcast about healthcare technology. The healthcare market is being driven by significant regulatory, technological and societal changes. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by NatBurgess, President on 19 December 2012
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The 10 worst things you can do when selling your software company (Part 4 of 10)
Accept the first offer you get. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by WardCarter, Chairman on 13 December 2012
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The 10 worst things you can do when selling your software company (Part 3 of 10)
# 3 of the 10 worst thngs you can do when selling your business: Broadcast the news to your staff that you’re considering selling the business. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by WardCarter, Chairman on 10 December 2012
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Growing pains in e-commerce
Growing a start-up to a full scale business involves strategy, risk and guts. Over the last 24 months it has been very exciting to see a new crop of e-commerce sites evolve from the original foundations laid out by Amazon. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by AlinaSoltys, Senior Analyst on 06 December 2012
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7 Habits of Highly Effective Sellers
Since they were penned and published in 1989 by Dr. Stephen Covey and his research team, I’ve always been a believer that the original 7 Habits of Highly Effective People formed a mighty respectable set of guiding principles, easy to grasp, tougher to live. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by edossie, Regional Director on 30 November 2012
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2013 Will Be a Banner Year For Tech M&A
2012 was one of the best years ever for private sellers in tech. 2013 will be even better. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by BruceDMilne, Founder on 28 November 2012
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US Energy Policy and M&A
Okay, the election is over, so let’s get back to business already. What can we expect from the new, old Obama administration as it leads the country through economic recovery and crafts its energy policy legacy? [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JeffBrown, Vice President on 21 November 2012
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Energy & Cleantech Market Spotlight Webcast
Major things are afoot in the energy and cleantech software markets. In 2020, the US is projected to challenge Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest petroleum producer. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JeffBrown, Vice President on 20 November 2012
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Gifting before the Cliff!
The fiscal cliff is coming and it affects many of our clients who recently sold and other business owners. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by BruceDMilne, Founder on 12 November 2012
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Very cool interactive graphic re: Euro-debt Crisis
I was just catching up on current events regarding the ongoing, and at this point, never-ending Euro-debt Crisis, and discovered this totally cool, interactive timeline giving an overview of the last three years of relevant events. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by MiroParizek, Managing Director on 08 November 2012
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Interview with Corum VP Jeff Brown by CED
Tomorrow, we’re holding a Merge Briefing conference in Durham, NC, and yesterday CED, the Southeast’s largest entrepreneurial support organization, interviewed Corum VP Jeff Brown about the event:. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by TimothyGoddard, Conference Coordinator on 07 November 2012
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Apple's bruises
"Hey, Dad, my Apple shares are down like $100 each. What's going on?" my 16-year-old son asked me last week. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by BruceDMilne, Founder on 02 November 2012
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Election Politics and Tech M&A Special Coverage
With the US election just a week away, the conversation around the office has turned to what impact a second Obama term or a Romney presidency, and a new Congress, could have on software M&A. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JasonSteblay, Research Analyst on 30 October 2012
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Guerilla Marketing – Pre-announce dramatic “vaporware”
Over 2 decades ago, Corum's founder, Bruce Milne, wrote "Software Company Guerilla Marketing: How to Succeed in the Software Wars with a Carefully Targeted, Low/No Budget Marketing and Sales Campaign." [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by PatSultan, Director, Operations on 26 October 2012
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Software Defined Networking: New frontiers in virtualization of the datacenter
Computer networking is on the verge of some monumental change. It’s called Software Defined Networking, or “SDN” and it’s heralded to be the next “optimization battleground” in virtual environments. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by robschram, Director on 17 October 2012
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Corum hosts Tech Merge Briefing in Bangalore
I will be in India later this month to host Corum’s first Tech Merge Briefing in the world’s IT back office. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by MiroParizek, Managing Director on 09 October 2012
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On the anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death
Today is the anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death, and it’s worth a visit to Apple.com to see the commemorative video there. How much more drab our world would be without his work... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by ElonGasper, Director, Advisory Board on 05 October 2012
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Rice Alliance Energy and Clean Technology Venture Forum
The Rice Alliance held its Energy and Clean Technology Venture Forum last week. The organizer, Rice University, through its Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, is an active supporter of technology commercialization... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JeffBrown, Vice President on 02 October 2012
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Technology addiction
With our constant dependence on technology, losing connectivity can be a disaster. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by AmandaTallman, Marketing Assistant on 28 September 2012
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Geo-Consolidation
In August, I participated in “Where is Everywhere,” a market spotlight webcast from World Financial Symposiums, where I examined the significant consolidation in the overall geospatial and location-based space... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by ElonGasper, Director, Advisory Board on 20 September 2012
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September Tech M&A Monthly Recap
Yesterday’s Tech M&A Monthly webcast was one of our best ever. Our new 30-minute format is shorter, but no less rich in invaluable news and information for tech CEOs. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by TimothyGoddard, Conference Coordinator on 14 September 2012
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The significance of India-based Infosys’ acquisition of Swiss-based Lodestone
The announcement of Infosys‘ acquisition of the Swiss SAP integrator, Lodestone, is welcome news to me. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by MiroParizek, Managing Director on 11 September 2012
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The 10 worst things you can do when selling your software company (Part 2 of 10)
Broadcast the news to your staff that you’re considering selling the business. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by WardCarter, Chairman on 05 September 2012
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Guerilla Marketing - Give speeches
Over 2 decades ago, Corum's founder, Bruce Milne, wrote "Software Company Guerilla Marketing: How to Succeed in the Software Wars with a Carefully Targeted, Low/No Budget Marketing and Sales Campaign." These are hands-on, practical ways to get the biggest bang for your marketing buck. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by PatSultan, Director, Operations on 28 August 2012
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Tech M&A - 1985 vs. 2012
Corum was founded in 1985 when the tech world as we know it was just cooling. M&A was done with a limited cast of buyers, an alternative to going public, which most firms hoped to do. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by BruceDMilne, Founder on 24 August 2012
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