The Financial Technology (FinTech) space has seen tremendous growth over the last decade. 10 years ago if you mentioned the word “FinTech” in a conversation you would have been met with blank stares. These days though, it’s one of the fastest growing sectors within...
LocatorX Looks To Be Found LocatorX develops innovative GPS technology to provide location tracking services. Scott Fletcher, a 30 year IT veteran has just been named the new CEO. Scott has worked in IT for large multinational companies and has also played an...
As we near the end of 2018 (my, my what a year this has been), we would like to provide a brief overview of a few of the exciting partner companies in our portfolio (in no particular order). As you can see, we are industry agnostic so our portfolio ranges from the...
Local Mergers and Acquisitions Early last month, there was a good piece in the Orlando Business Journal about the recent M&A activity in Central Florida and the complexities that go into those types of transactions. More insightful, though, than the various...
Change is inevitable I imagine some of this will not turn out quite as planned, but it's interesting to think about, just the same. In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and sold 85% of all photo paper worldwide. Within just a few years, their business model...
What exactly is Digital Disruption? Today digital technologies are influencing the evolution of successful business models. Digital disruption is the change that occurs when new digital technologies and business models affect the value proposition of existing goods...
Picture this. Young, starry-eyed startup founder comes in to pitch investors for funding. He clicks crisply through his deck. He describes his product (patent-pending, of course), its features, benefits, and how 1% market share is enough to place everyone in the...
Why Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) is Not Cash Flow Published by Axial November 2013 by Cody Boyte There is often a misconception that EBITDA is synonymous with cash flow. While most seasoned deal professionals are...