History Quote by Brad Feld

In my world, historical revenue is the least interesting thing to consider in an acquisition strategy. The goal is to acquire technology that is…

— Brad Feld

If you look at the history of our company, we don't do a lot of acquisition. The reason is, we need to see that…

— Bobby Kotick

No man divulges his revenue, or at least which way it comes in: but every one publishes his acquisitions.

— Michel de Montaigne

I was vehemently against acquisitions. Now let's buy everything in sight. Well, that's a slight exaggeration. We are a little more strategic than that.…

— Larry Ellison

I love using a targeted acquisition approach in conjunction with a business that has a clear strategy and strong organic growth.

— Brad Feld

As I have seen with a lot of companies I have covered, acquisition interest can be a heady experience, and not always in a…

— Kara Swisher

It's a rare business that doesn't have a way worse future than it has a past.

— Charlie Munger

When we look at our business, we are not that concerned about short term valuations.

— Ajay Piramal

Seeking an acquisition from the start is more than just bad advice for an entrepreneur. For the entrepreneur it leads to short term tactical…

— Vinod Khosla

The historical evidence shows that shareholders usually greatly benefit from mergers.

— Stephen Moore

Successful enterprises are built from the ground up. You can't assemble them with a bunch of acquisitions.

— Louis V. Gerstner, Jr

Mergers and acquisitions, we are always looking for that.

— John L. Flannery