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title: "3 Acquisition Strategy Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [In my world, historical revenue is the least interesting thing to consider in an acquisition strategy. The goal is to acquire technology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-feld/in-my-world-historical-revenue-is-the-least-interesting-thing-to/)

[Brad Feld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-feld/)

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> [Everyone thought the acquisition strategy was extremely risky because no one had ever done it successfully. In other words, it was innovative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/everyone-thought-the-acquisition-strategy-was-extremely-risky-because/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

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> [In my world, historical revenue is the least interesting thing to consider in an acquisition strategy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-feld/in-my-world-historical-revenue-is-the-least-interesting-thing-to-2/)

[Brad Feld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-feld/)

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