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Begin With The End In Mind

YoungUpstarts

Will you allow your employees access to sensitive data? How will you empower your employees? Do you have an exit strategy? Having an exit strategy when beginning any plan is vital for your mental health. How would you sell the business to employees? Or, how you do you want it to function?

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Knowing When It’s Time To Sell Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

For years, the most desirable exit strategy for startup companies was to go public through an initial public offering. Believe it or not, three years after founding the company in 1996, Larry Page and Sergey Brin actually tried to sell Google for $1 million. They only had 13 employees! Modest profitability. -

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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. The percent of entrepreneurs who are Baby Boomer starting a business since 1996 has grown from 14.3 A year from now that’s projected to go as high as 100. percent to 23.4 percent last year.

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10 Reasons For Joining The New Startup Wave Now

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. The number of entrepreneurs who are Baby Boomer starting a business has grown from 14 percent in 1996 to over 30 percent last year. Baby Boomers are joining the fun in record numbers.

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