Tagged: acquisition

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Inside source: Foursquare May Buy Postmates

A source, which I’m unable to verify, claims that Foursquare, the ubiquitous location-based social network is about to buy Postmates, a food-delivery service, similar to Caviar, which was bought by Square this week. It would mark a smart expansion of revenue streams for Foursquare, from directory/social network. Adding a service with real value is an interesting way to retain users, and earn some money...

Why the Beats Acquisition is Uncharted Territory For Apple

Today, Apple acquired Beats for $3 billion. When I first heard the rumors, I didn’t believe it. The deal didn’t seem to make sense, until you really dug into the core of this complex transaction, and all the value that Beats provides. Let me explain what’s so fascinating about this deal… What’s so different about this acquisition? The Beats acquisition represents entirely new ground...

[Quiz] Real Google Acquisition, or Fictional Company?

A lot of the companies that Google acquires sound a bit…fake. I mean, half of them sound like an evil corporation from a Marvel comic. But can you tell the difference between big, Google-acquired companies, and fictional companies from famous movies? That’s the challenge in our new quiz. Give it a try with our new quiz. [playbuzz-game game=”http://www.playbuzz.com/michaels11/google-acquisition-or-fictional-company-from-a-movie”] Sign up for our weekly newsletter,...

Simple Banking Startup Acquisition Homepage

Startup of the Month: Simple – A better bank

This article is part of our monthly “Startup of the Month” series. You can read more articles from that series here. The most talked about acquisition this year has been the nabbing of Whatsapp by Facebook, and because of that, a lot of other deals have been overshadowed. One of those overshadowed acquisitions, was BBVA’s acquisition of a banking startup called “Simple“, for over...

Microsoft Buys Nokia (sort of): A Caveman Could Have Predicted This

In a move that literally anyone not living on a remote island in the middle of the atlantic could have predicted, Microsoft bought Nokia’s devices and services division. Essentially, Nokia kept its profitable corporate products, while Microsoft bought the division behind the infamous Lumia 920, Lumia 1020, and other Windows phone devices. Engadget is reporting the deal to be worth around $4.9 billion. Why...