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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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That skyrocketing popularity is likely what made Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp think it was worth spending $580M to acquire the social network. And in the short-term, that would have looked like a good deal, as the social media site hit its peak in 2007 at a value of about $12B. Date: March 20, 2003. Don’t fail.

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

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Theranos was founded in 2003 by Elizabeth Holmes, then an undergraduate student at Stanford University’s School of Engineering. Select investors : Amazon, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Bowman Capital Management LLC. The rise and fall of Theranos. Total funding : $161M. The rise and fall of Pets.com. The rise and fall of Klout.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

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In the case of telemedicine, government entities eased privacy regulations to facilitate more comprehensive remote diagnostics. Tech giants aren’t the only companies that have spotted the opportunity in remote diagnostics — some biotech companies have moved quickly to demonstrate value and capitalize on the eased regulations as well.

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