The Real Story Behind Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate VC
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In this talk, Jason Lemkin chats with John Somorjai, EVP Corporate Development at Salesforce, about what all founders and CEOs should understand: corporate venture and M&As. Even if M&A isn’t on your mind (and, really, it shouldn’t be very often), you do need have potential exit strategies on your radar. In that vein, it’s never too early to build relationships with high-level folks at companies you may want to get acquired by (I remember tagging along with Jason to meetings at Adobe in 2007 – 4 yrs before they acquired EchoSign). Both John and Jason agree that doing so takes years – otherwise it’s about as effective as popping the question on your first date. Transcript: http://www.saastr.com/john-somorjai-salesforce-the-real-story-behind-mergers-acquisitions-corporate-vc-video-transcript/ ---- MAIN STAGE - WEDS - The Real Story Behind Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate VC is produced for SaaStr - SaaStr | Getting From $0 to $100m ARR Faster. With Less Stress. And More Success. - http://saastr.com/ all about sales, revenue, and scaling SaaS companies Video Production by: 90 Seconds SEA - 90 Seconds - The Worlds Cloud Video Production Service - http://90seconds.com.sg 90 Seconds enables brands and agencies to get high quality online video content shot and produced anywhere in the world. 90 Seconds makes video production fast, affordable, and all managed seamlessly in the cloud from purchase to publish.
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