In 2017, GE Will Buy More Tech Startups Than Google

When the WSJ and the NYTimes write the same trend story you can assume it’s a narrative that is being pushed by people who want it to be true! And the narrative for 2017 is: OLD ECONOMY COMPANIES WANT TO BUY YOUR STARTUP.

So, is it true? Largely yes, but the pot of gold might be more modest than some of 2016’s notable transactions suggest (e.g., Jet, Cruise, Dollar Shave…