Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%. To some, an exit strategy sounds negative.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

Difference #3 – planning for the ‘end’ or the exit strategy. “Startups looking for angel investors or venture capital (VC) absolutely need an exit strategy because investors require it. The exit is what gives them a return.” Your product or service has a huge market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. billion from 49 listings, and represented the strongest annual period for IPOs since 2000.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2011

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%. To some, an exit strategy sounds negative.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. Exit Strategies. Strategy and Planning. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Bringing Innovation to Market. Strategy and Planning >. Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. Finance | Tuesdays.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. Exit Strategies. Strategy and Planning. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Bringing Innovation to Market. Growth Strategies >. a 50-employee provider of e-marketing solutions to small and midsize businesses, based in Needham, Mass. Finance | Tuesdays.

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