The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

In many cases, your advisor will identify key employees and create a business plan to help you find a buyer and negotiate the best price possible. However, you should be aware that some potential buyers may back out of the deal during due diligence. Identifying key employees. Source: Pixabay. Creating a business plan.

Merger 130

Merger Acquisition Due Diligence Valuation 130

YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

The employees depend on their expertise and training. 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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Due Diligence Forecast Deal Structure Valuation 185

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

And that's when you open the Pandora's box of getting into process, procedure, methodology is the, you know, everything in the business running through that owner is the owner, got his hands on, you know, every deal, every sale. So we could go, we could spend the rest of our time talking about valuation. So I like the term main Street.

Technical Review 80

Technical Review Wisconsin Non-disclosure Agreement Salary 80

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

The Aqui-hire Business. Many buying companies price these deals on the basis of $1 million per engineer on the team for an early-stage deal. And wants to structure a huge payout for the employees that will remain. Hire legions of young, impressionable graduates from the top engineering universities.

Liquidation Preference 357

Liquidation Preference Early Stage Retention Lock-up Period 357

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JUNE 27, 2011

HIM: Yeah, in fact one of my best employees doesn’t like [big company] and has threatened to leave if we do it, which would make it hard to continue this growth. Deal B gets you only 80% of your number, but comes with a six-month transition period and you’re free to start working on the next fun thing. Alternatives.

Sales 235

Sales Term Sheet Stock Deal Structure 235

grasshopperherder.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Some have been as co-founder, most have been as a consultant with the possibility of becoming an paid employee, “as soon as we close our funding round.” Valuations. I was approached with one sweat equity offer that placed the valuation of the company at >$5 million pre-money and before even a seed round of funding.

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Sweat Equity Equity Cofounder Non-Compete 41