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Knowing When It’s Time To Sell Your Startup

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by Christopher Wallace, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Amsterdam Printing. For years, the most desirable exit strategy for startup companies was to go public through an initial public offering. Just two years later, Groupon reportedly turned down a $6 billion buyout offer from Google.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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SMALL BUSINESS. September 19, 2012, 9:32 p.m. Overall, nonventure-backed companies fail more often than venture-backed companies in the first four years of existence, typically because they dont have the capital to keep going if the business model doesnt work, Harvards Mr. Ghosh says. Businesses For Sale |.