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Bending Spoons Receives a Very Recognizable Reference
· New York time
Bending Spoons has received a vote of confidence from Berkshire Hathaway less than four months into its life as a public company. The development puts a prominent financial name beside a newer public-market story centered on software consolidation. That kind of recognition matters because investors often use familiar institutions as reference points when assessing unfamiliar businesses. It can draw attention and lend weight to a conversation. The business still has to demonstrate its economics, even if the introduction arrives on unusually impressive stationery. Software consolidation also has a distinctive appeal in an industry usually marketed through novelty. Rather than insisting every product must arrive as a revolution, consolidation makes the collection and operation of existing businesses part of the story. An industry devoted to disruption has discovered that owning things and managing them can still command attention. Somewhere, a perfectly serviceable piece of software is relieved to learn it does not need to overthrow civilization before lunch. For public-market newcomers, a recognizable endorsement can resemble arriving at a crowded dinner with someone everyone knows. It helps get the introduction started. It does not finish the meal, settle the bill or guarantee that every subsequent conversation will be flattering. The company still has to supply its own answers.
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