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Why Google, Microsoft and Amazon Shy Away From Buying A.I. Start-Ups

NYT M&A

start-ups for their technology and top employees, but have shied from owning the firms. Google, Microsoft and Amazon have made deals with A.I. Here’s why.

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Conflicting Fiduciary Duties and Fire Sales of VC-backed Start-ups

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Bo Bian (University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business), Yingxiang Li (University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business), and Casimiro A.

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From start-up to centaur: Leadership lessons on scaling

Mckinsey and Company

This playbook for founder CEOs on scaling from start-up to standout and beyond borrows lessons from the global B2B software-as-a-service industry.

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Punchbowl News Strikes Deal to Buy Data Start-Up

NYT M&A

The congressional news start-up is doubling down on information for its audience of Capitol Hill obsessives.

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Redefining the CEO’s Role for the Next Generation

Harvard Corporate Governance

More than 1,800 US CEOs departed their roles in 2024, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which was the highest annual amount since the firm started keeping such records. The question now is how to bridge this experiential and social divide and enable up-and-coming executives to successfully lead major corporations into the future.

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How a tech start-up tackles legacy systems with composable tech stacks

Mckinsey and Company

The CEO and cofounder of tech start-up Conscia.ai discusses how companies can easily modernize their technology architecture and accelerate their agility through composable tech stacks.

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Henrik Henriksson: Rapidly scaling a green steel start-up

Mckinsey and Company

Henrik Henriksson, CEO of H2 Green Steel, talks about the challenges and successes in founding a green business start-up and out-executing peers in a competitive environment.

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