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  • Proofpoint's Board of Directors Part III; IPO 'Pre-Mortem' Continued

    By Steve Van Tiem - June 11, 2012 | Tickers: CSCO, INTC, PFPT

    In the previous installment of my ongoing “IPO pre-mortem” series on Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), I continued looking into the company's Board of Directors (BOD), examining its committees and Practices. This installment will continue to look at Proofpoint's BOD, specifically the BOD Policies and related party transactions.

    The first test of BOD Policies recommended by corporate governance research firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) guidelines is ‘Does the company more »

  • Proofpoint's Board of Directors Part II; IPO 'Pre-Mortem' Continued

    By Steve Van Tiem - June 6, 2012 | Tickers: CSCO, INTC, PFPT

    In the previous installment of my ongoing “IPO pre-mortem” series on Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), I delved into the company’s Board of Directors (BOD), examining its individual Directors and the overall level of independence. This installment will continue to look at Proofpoint’s BOD, specifically BOD committees and the Practices of the BOD. After this installment, I will turn to the BOD Policies and related party transactions in the more »

  • Proofpoint's Board of Directors; IPO 'Pre-Mortem' Continued

    By Steve Van Tiem - May 25, 2012 | Tickers: CSCO, INTC, PFPT

    For every public company, the Board of Directors (BOD) is the link between shareholders and the managers who will be implementing the strategies for creating sustainable cash flow and ultimately for increasing shareholder value.  In the latest installment of my "IPO pre-mortem" series, I examined the strategies that recent IPO Proofpoint Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT) will employ to create shareholder value from its competitive advantages.  This installment will begin to explore more »

  • Proofpoint's Business Strategies; IPO 'Pre-Mortem' Continued

    By Steve Van Tiem - May 19, 2012 | Tickers: CSCO, GOOG, HPQ, INTC, PFPT

    I presented a synopsis of Proofpoint, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: PFPT) competitive advantages and position in the security-as-a-service industry in the previous installment of my "IPO pre-mortem" series. This installment will continue that topic by taking a look at the business strategies that Proofpoint will implement to maintain its competitive advantages and improve its position in the marketplace where it faces intense competition from much bigger rivals. Among these rivals are more »

  • Proofpoint's Competitive Advantages; IPO 'Pre-Mortem' Continued

    By Steve Van Tiem - May 16, 2012 | Tickers: HPQ, PFPT, SYMC

    In the first installment of my "IPO pre-mortem" series, I broke down the IPO transaction of security-as-a-service company Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT).  In that analysis, I examined the existing shareholders, prospective dilution, and control issues that potential investors need to understand when deciding if the company is starting out on the right foot.   Now I will turn to Proofpoint's competitive advantages and business strategy which are crucial if the more »

  • A 'Pre-Mortem' of Proofpoint's IPO

    By Steve Van Tiem - May 11, 2012 | Tickers: PFPT

    I recently came across the term "pre-mortem" in the context of organizational decision making and I was intrigued about how I might use the concept to improve my investing IQ.  Unlike a postmortem analysis which examines the past to reveal how and why something failed or died, a pre-mortem envisions future scenarios to see what can go right and wrong.  This will be the first installment of a continuing series more »