Acquisition Quote by Michel de Montaigne

In my world, historical revenue is the least interesting thing to consider in an acquisition strategy.

— Brad Feld

They get, you know, whatever they want from their earnings, and their earnings go into their own company.

— Brian Epstein

There would not be any profits but for the eagerness of the public to acquire the merchandise offered for sale by the successful entrepreneur.…

— Ludwig von Mises

The best sort of revenue is not to be like him who did the injury.

— Marcus Aurelius

I am not a big fan of investors asking for revenues upfront. Investors seeking numbers are being too myopic. However, I personally believe in…

— Naveen Tewari

One has to know more about a company if one buys earnings.

— Walter Schloss

If you look at firms like General Electric or other large companies, they don't just do one thing; they do many different things to…

— Jan Koum

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

Accounting consequences do not influence our operating or capital-allocation decisions. When acquisition costs are similar, we much prefer to purchase $2 of earnings that…

— Warren Buffett

In fact, presidents and vice presidents are automatically audited by the IRS, which hasn't stopped other chief executives from making them public.

— John Yang

There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.

— Anonymous

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