Tomio Geron

Senior Reporter, Protocol

Tomio Geron writes about technology, venture capital and startups for WSJ Pro Venture Capital and The Wall Street Journal from the Journal’s San Francisco bureau. Previously he worked at a startup company. Prior to that, he was a staff reporter at Forbes magazine, covering technology and venture capital, and also edited the Midas List of top technology investors. Before that he was a reporter at Dow Jones, writing for VentureWire and contributing to WSJ.com. He received a William R. Clabby Dow Jones Newswires award. He has also worked at newspapers covering crime, courts, health and other topics. Email him at tomio.geron at wsj.com or follow him on Twitter at @tomiogeron.

It’s All About Relationships When Selling Your Startup

Tomio Geron

2:00 pm PDT • May 7, 2015

What is actually required for a startup to get to an M&A? While the popular image may be Facebook buying Instagram over one weekend, that’s not how it usually happens.…

It’s All About Relationships When Selling Your Startup

Startups

Building A Great Company May Not Be Enough To Get Acquired

Tomio Geron

11:00 am PST • January 21, 2015

The dream of many entrepreneurs is to build a successful business that can go public or be acquired for a large sum. While IPOs are hard to come by, acquisitions…

Building A Great Company May Not Be Enough To Get Acquired

A Look Back At Yahoo’s Flickr Acquisition For Lessons Today

Tomio Geron

9:00 pm PDT • August 23, 2014

When Yahoo made an offer to buy photo-sharing startup Flickr in early 2005, Stewart Butterfield and his team had a tough decision to make. There were many reasons for Flickr,…

A Look Back At Yahoo’s Flickr Acquisition For Lessons Today

A Different Approach To Tech M&A

Tomio Geron

6:00 pm PDT • April 26, 2014

Many top Silicon Valley buyers like Google, Facebook and Twitter have a standard process for how they manage acquisitions. One main part of that is the technical interview. But Villi…