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Insight into thinking of California's top M&A/acquision people

There was a piece on GigaOm yesterday titled "A Peek Inside the M&A Playbooks of Technology's Top Acquirers". I thought those members looking for investment might find it interesting.Not much of…Continue

Started Jul 31, 2010

 

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Insight into thinking of California's top M&A/acquision people

There was a piece on GigaOm yesterday titled "A Peek Inside the M&A Playbooks of Technology's Top Acquirers". I thought those members looking for investment might find it interesting.Not much of substance, but it's clear everyone is back in acquisition mode. Interesting that Microsoft's Fritz Lanman thinks that Facebook should acquire Zynga (Farmville) - didn't anyone tell him Google is already doing that?"Last night a group of M&A gurus from the corporate development teamsat top tech…See More
Jul 31, 2010
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Godfrey Parkin replied to Vinny Lingham's discussion Going Local or Global?
"Hilary, you are of course right that code written by an independent (not-employee) programmer belongs to the programmer, unless the up-front agreement is that the code is a work for hire - in which case the agreement is that the programmer will…"
Jul 1, 2010
Godfrey Parkin replied to Vinny Lingham's discussion Going Local or Global?
"Three quick points, Tatenda: 1) You DO have intellectual property - the code you have had written for you and the solution concept behind the business (which may be patentable) 2) Make sure you unambiguously own the code. There is still a tendency…"
Jun 30, 2010
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Group for professionals that understand the difference between advertising and marketing, and know that there's more than Kotler's P's.Goal of this group: To stimulate and share thoughts on accountable marketing and through the line communicationSee More
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Who are you?
I'm a digital strategy consultant and emarketer, author and speaker. I run Britefire, a company that focuses on strategy and on building brands and businesses in the online space internationally. I have long history of entrepreneurship in the digital space, foundin successful businesses in Zurich, London and Washington DC over a 30-year period, before returning to Cape Town three years ago.
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www. britefire.co.za
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What is your current activity, project or occupation?
I'm a digital strategy consultant and emarketer, author and speaker.

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