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Decoding and learning from a business failure

Berkonomics

The economic environment changing downward. Add the economic environment to the mix of reasons for failure, including jolts such as the Great Recession of 2007-8 or COVID’s devastation to travel, retail and other personal experience-based businesses. Including cash.

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Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders

TechCrunch

Image Credits: Pitchbook Boston had a steady investment growth trajectory until it dropped off (like everyone else) in 2022 as investment overall slowed in an uncertain economic environment. I would argue even in the 2007 timeframe when we started our firm, we specifically focused on things we think Boston excels at.I

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The First Generation of the Talent Software Wars

Tomasz Tunguz

SuccessFactors 39 1300 30 2007 6. Both companies demonstrated very volatile sales efficiencies, which are probably more influenced by the macro economic environment than the performance of the sales teams. SAP purchased SuccessFactors for $3.4B in December 2011, and Oracle bought Taleo for $1.9B in February 2012.