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The Venture Corporation

Harvard Corporate Governance

Technological innovation is a powerful driving force for human advancement and welfare. Firms that launched as venture-backed startups dominate US capital markets in terms of market capitalization and proportional weight of leading market indexes, and significantly contribute to US job creation.

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Mega Grants: Why Would a Board Approve Nine-Figure CEO Pay?

Harvard Corporate Governance

In subsequent years, the CEOs of other large technology companies succeeding long-time founders—such as those of Microsoft and Alphabet—also received mega grants.

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AI technology, a serious threat for Alphabet?

Valutico

is an American tech conglomerate, operating in various industries, including technology, advertising, autonomous driving, entertainment, and many more. The company is one of the world’s largest companies with a market capitalization of $1.34 The post AI technology, a serious threat for Alphabet?

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The Seven Samurai: How Big Tech Rescued the Market in 2023!

Musings on Markets

First, let's look at the performance of these seven stocks in 2023, when their collective market capitalization increased by a staggering $5.1 In terms of dollar value added, Microsoft and Apple each added a trillion dollars to their market capitalizations, during the year. trillion during the course of the year.

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Data Update 1 for 2025: The Draw (and Danger) of Data

Musings on Markets

Not surprisingly, the company listings are across the world, and I look at the breakdown of companies, by number and market cap, by geography: As you can see, the market cap of US companies at the start of 2025 accounted for roughly 49% of the market cap of global stocks, up from 44% at the start of 2024 and 42% at the start of 2023.

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M&A Industry Trends: What sectors have the best-selling businesses?

Viking Mergers

Generally speaking, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are most common in the technology, healthcare, financial services, and retail sectors. Technology. Even with 2021’s widespread increase in activity across industries, the technology sector continued to dominate, setting records for volume and value. Healthcare.

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EV/EBITDA Explained: A Key Valuation Multiple for Investors

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EV typically includes Market Capitalization, Debt, Minority Interest, and Preferred Equity, minus Cash & Cash Equivalents. A primary advantage is providing a “debt-neutral” valuation, making comparisons easier between companies with different capital structures.

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