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5 Risks Of Buying A Business And Profiting Off The Opportunities They Create

YoungUpstarts

The opportunity: Use this as a negotiating point when bargaining for the deal. If the business IS the business owner, then that person needs to be part of the deal. Structure the buy-out to include an employment contract or consulting agreement, as well as an earn-out.

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Financing Acquisitions: Keys to Structuring the Deal And Obtaining The Funding

YoungUpstarts

To safeguard your team from getting emotionally over-committed to a specific business, carefully balance the price being offered for the target, the strategic problem or opportunity it addresses, the likely near-term cash flow of the target, the integration strategy, the inherent risks and the deal structure.

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When Should Startup Founders Discuss Valuation with Seed VCs?

View from Seed

I’ve frequently observed that when founders ask for above-market valuations, it’s not due to their savvy negotiation or their abilities to secure a more favorable outcome. They’ll therefore systematically seek to invest in startups at the lowest cost-basis possible.

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Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name

David Teten

If we find the right partner, we can be flexible in deal structures to best align everyone’s interests. Development Term : During the length of the term for developing the company: Low cost quarterly or annual payments made to the domain owner. However, a.com domain name costs under $10 per year to maintain.

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Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name

David Teten

If we find the right partner, we can be flexible in deal structures to best align everyone’s interests. Development Term : During the length of the term for developing the company: Low cost quarterly or annual payments made to the domain owner. However, a.com domain name costs under $10 per year to maintain.

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The Dos And Don’ts Of Selling Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

And so willing to make an investment to, to secure that income. 07:47): Well, where are they gonna get the rest of the money and what's that gonna cost them? Let's talk about some of the deal structures you've seen. And that's gonna cost me money. What's the debt service gonna be like? 09:23): Sure.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

Ultimately, finding a low-cost, repeatable way to show customers how to be successful with your solution is as important as the solution itself. You put into words what we were thinking for our cost of client. Michael Kassing. Let me just say "Thanks". You validated our business model and added huge value to our efforts.