
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Last week, the Federal Trade Commission said it would examine hundreds of past tech deals to see if they were hurting the competitive landscape. Big tech companies buy a lot of startups, either to acquire technology or to get their hands on hot engineering talent — a system that benefits venture capitalists. In fact, mergers and acquisitions is by far the most common way for VCs to make back their money and then some. If the FTC puts a damper on deals, it could be a problem. Molly Wood spoke with Paul Kedrosky, an investor with SK Ventures, and he said folks are stressing.
By Marketplace4.4
7777 ratings
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission said it would examine hundreds of past tech deals to see if they were hurting the competitive landscape. Big tech companies buy a lot of startups, either to acquire technology or to get their hands on hot engineering talent — a system that benefits venture capitalists. In fact, mergers and acquisitions is by far the most common way for VCs to make back their money and then some. If the FTC puts a damper on deals, it could be a problem. Molly Wood spoke with Paul Kedrosky, an investor with SK Ventures, and he said folks are stressing.

30,736 Listeners

8,773 Listeners

928 Listeners

1,388 Listeners

1,286 Listeners

3,212 Listeners

1,715 Listeners

9,645 Listeners

1,655 Listeners

5,464 Listeners

112,191 Listeners

1,426 Listeners

9,534 Listeners

10 Listeners

35 Listeners

5,544 Listeners

16,215 Listeners