Trend Radar 2008: Financing, Roll-Ups, and Acquisitions

Monday, February 11, 2008 Related Content Share/Send | 3 comments

For many years, I have worked with entrepreneurs and helped them with getting their ventures financed or acquired. This year, Dominique Trempont and I have decided to formalize and expand this service. We are looking for entrepreneurs to work with in this capacity.

If you are interested in working with us, and your venture is in one of the fields outlined below, please send us an executive summary describing your project, your background and your objectives. [Email]

I have discussed a number of trends for 2008 and opportunities for building new ventures by aligning with these trends. These include:

• Web 3.0, Personalization, Verticalization of the Web, and its impact on Media, Advertising and Retail,
• Enterprise 3.0 and SaaS,
• Infrastructure solutions supporting both Web 3.0 and Enterprise 3.0,
• Edutainment,
• Emerging Markets and Concept Arbitrage,
• Convergence Device and the related software, hardware and chips eco-system, and
• Cleantech.

Note: Thanks to those of you who have already sent me email queries. Please include a proper executive summary that addresses (a) Value Proposition (b) Target Market (c) Total Available Market (d) Business Model (e) Team Bios (f) Technology (g) Differentiation (h) Contact Info including geographical spread of the team (i) Corporate Structure, Funding to date, etc.

This segment is part 13 in a 13 part series
Jump to part: The Convergence Device Movement, Device Usability, Miniaturization, Simplicity in Design, SaaS in the Enterprise, SaaS in SME, SaaS Impact on IT Infrastructure, Offshoring, Verticalization Everywhere, Emerging Markets, Turnarounds, Edutainment, Financing, Roll-Ups, and Acquisitions