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

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Date: March 21, 2012. Zynga, creator of Facebook games Farmville, Mafia Wars, and about a dozen different types of online slot machine games, paid $210M in 2012 for OMGPOP, creators of DrawSomething!, Date: 2012. Zynga and OMGPOP. Price: $210M. a viral gaming hit for iOS and Android. Caterpillar and ERA. Price: $677M.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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After evaluating the vehicle, the EPA gave The Coda a fuel economy equivalence of 73 miles per gallon, the highest of any electric vehicle on the market in 2012. In December 2012, Coda was forced to lay off 15% of its total workforce. However, it performed poorly on frontal impact tests, receiving just 2 stars for driver safety.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

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.” This company had an online presence generating data, but lacked leadership or a vision around how that online presence should work or how that data could truly benefit its core business. In this infamous photo released during the run-up to the 2012 election, $20 bills fall out of the folds of his and his Bain colleagues’ suits.