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Knowing When It’s Time To Sell Your Startup

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In 2011, Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 Negotiating a different deal structure could have prevented the price from dropping. The founders sold the two year old company to eBay in 2005 for $2.6 eBay was ultimately unable to generate sufficient profits and synergies from the acquisition. Low profitability. Rapidly growing market.

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