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A Founder's Guide to Lean M&A Strategy with Christian Hassold

Christian Hassold, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships at Wpromote x Giant Spoon Christian has been on both sides of M&A as a serial founder and corporate development leader. In this episode, Christian shares his hard-earned lessons about cul ...  Show more

How Integration Debt, Cultural Friction, and Communication Failures Kill M&A Deals with Donara Jaghinyan

Donara Jaghinyan – Transformation and Integration Leader Donara Jaghinyan, returns for Part 2 of our conversation on what actually breaks integrations after the deal closes. This episode tackles the messy reality of post-merger execution: integration debt that piles up when long- ...  Show more

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