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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Dave McClure, Founder, 500 Startups (Part 8)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Dave: When I receive a referral from someone, I always ask, “Are you investing?” If he’s not investing, I really want to understand why. Why does he think if he’s not going to invest that it’s a good opportunity for us to invest? I sort of hold
Intuit and ADP Make SaaS Acquisitions, But High Unemployment Hurts
This month, both Intuit and ADP made some SaaS acquisitions. Intuit has followed an aggressive acquisition strategy this year. It began its SaaS rollup with PayCycle for $170 million in June, and early this month it bought Mint.com for $170 million. ADP made its first acquisition this year with HRinterax, which has an award-winning Web-based
The Web Startup Success Guide (Part 2):
Case Study of Mint.com
By Guest Author Bob Walsh [Bob’s interview with Aaron Patzer, founder and CEO of Mint.com, continues with a discussion of the company’s funding and how it tackled the security issue. For more information, see Bob’s new book, “The Web Startup Success Guide”, which will be published on July 22.] Bob: OK, let’s talk more about money.
The Web Startup Success Guide (Part 1):
Case Study of Mint.com
By Guest Author Bob Walsh [Bob Walsh begins a series of excerpts from his new book, “The Web Startup Success Guide”, with a case study of personal finance startup Mint.com and an interview with the company’s founder and CEO, Aaron Patzer.] Bob: Let’s start with how you decided that Mint.com was something you wanted to
