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5 Things To Consider Before Selling To A Private Equity Firm

YoungUpstarts

The investment banker or advisor you hire will help you market your company and find potential buyers. They will help you get the business ready for sale by creating marketing material, and then once ready, the process will begin. They will usually outreach to potential buyers with a short teaser to gauge interest.

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

intrapreneurs, e.g., the employee of GE who is tasked with launching a new business. I’ve been looking for suggestions for an initial deal structure that is appropriate for the theoretical case of a trusted dev shop putting in $100k in market-value of services over a 6 month period in time. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs.

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How to value your company for sale (Part 2)

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

The conversation went like this: HIM: They offered me $X, but I wonder whether I could make the same money if I just kept the company. Or what if we have another stock market collapse or if they shoot down a plane over California? Do you prefer Deal B? Where to start? Collapsing the possibilities. ME: How so?

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