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Feb 24, 2007

High-tech entrepreneurs grapple with quandary of buying, selling

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Today our managing partner, Ken Marlin, was quoted in a discussion of the deal market by Michael Liedtke for the Associated Press. Facebook.com’s mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg is sitting on a potential gold mine that could make him the next Silicon Valley whiz kid to strike it rich. The developer of the Internet’s second–largest social–networking site also could turn into the next poster boy for missed opportunities if he waits too long to cash in on Facebook Inc., which is expected to generate revenue of more than $100 million this year. The bright outlook is one reason Zuckerberg felt justified spurning…

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Nov 13, 2006

Life in the Boutique – Part II

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Today our managing partner Ken Marlin was quoted in a one-on-one interview for Mark Feffer of eFinancialCareers. A conversation with Ken Marlin, managing partner of Marlin & Associates: “There’s always an element that’s totally out of the control of the person being interviewed, which is this: We’re trying to figure out if he’ll fit in.” Ken Marlin is founder and manager partner of Marlin & Associates, a boutique advisory and consulting firm focused on middle–market companies in technology, information, media and business services. Previously, he’d spent ten years as an executive at Dun & Bradstreet, overseeing a number of information…

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Nov 6, 2006

Life in the Boutique

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Today our managing partner Ken Marlin was quoted in a one-on-one interview for Mark Feffer of eFinancialCareers. A conversation with Ken Marlin, managing partner of Marlin & Associates: “There’s the potential in these jobs to make a fair amount of money, but there is an expectation that people will work hard for it.” Ken Marlin is founder and managing partner of Marlin & Associates, a boutique advisory and consulting firm focused on middle–market companies in technology, information, media and business services. Previously, he’d spent ten years as an executive at Dun & Bradstreet, overseeing a number of information and technology…

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Oct 10, 2006

YouTube’s New Deep Pockets

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Today our managing partner, Ken Marlin, was quoted in a discussion of YouTube by Catherine Holahan for Business Week. The online video star has found a rich parent, but can it ensure that it won’t leave Google vulnerable to copyright lawsuits? YouTube is swiftly adopting Google’s informal corporate motto on not doing evil. Google has a lot riding on it—$1.65 billion in stock, to be exact. That’s how much the Web search giant is forking over to buy You Tube, the popular online video and social networking service that in just a year and a half has become one of…

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Oct 9, 2006

Google Competitors Beware

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Today our managing partner, Ken Marlin, was quoted in a discussion of YouTube by Steve Rosenbush for Business Week. The search titan’s deal to acquire YouTube will be watched carefully by other online video players. Here’s what each should be worried about Google’s deal to acquire YouTube for $1.65 billion gives the Internet search and advertising leader a dominant position in the nascent market for Internet video. If the deal closes—and turns out to be a success—it could put intense pressure on Google’s (GOOG ) rivals in the media and Internet sectors. YouTube generates 100 million video streams a day,…

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