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Want to Work for a Startup? 10 Questions to Ask Your Interviewer

mashable.com

Whats your exit strategy? Before accepting an offer with a startup, ask what their exit strategy is, and make sure youre on board. If theyre all about acquisition, ask about time frame goals. If its not about exit, dig into specific growth plans for the years to come. ©2005-2014 Mashable, Inc.

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Startup Funding – A Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

The bridge or exit stage is generally of very large transactions and for companies with substantial valuation. These phases are focused on inorganic growth, mergers, buyouts, acquisitions, and exit preparation for the business. During this phase, investors usually look for a 3 to 5 x return on the capital invested.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. And some companies didn’t even have to go public to get liquid. billion.) So what’s left?

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How to Pick the Right Attorney For Your Startup

Up and Running

You can’t underestimate the importance of selecting an attorney who “gets” your business model, your market opportunity, and most importantly, your fundraising and exit strategy. Do they have experience with mergers and acquisitions, including how to set up the company for successful exit scenarios?

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10 Key Business Plan Elements Not In A Product Spec

Startup Professionals Musings

Outline a viable exit strategy for you and investors. The options here include going public (IPO), merger/acquisition, liquidate, or no exit, just paying off investors. Marty Zwilling First published on Predictable Designs on 06/10/2020. Most investors don’t want long-term commitments.

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Outside capital: do or die?

Gust

But this just illustrates the point that all sorts of businesses built on personal expertise – design skills, niche knowledge, industry relationships, etc. Similarly, start calling VCs if your customer acquisition costs can only be recaptured over a substantial period of time. — can indeed thrive without VCs ruining the party.

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Four Tech-Focused SPACs to look out for in 2021

The Startup Magazine

Investors and entrepreneurs are very excited about the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) model as an exit strategy for private companies. The SPAC is a shell company specifically designed to merge with promising private companies. Burgundy Technology Acquisition. Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp.

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