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

YoungUpstarts

But every year thousands of entrepreneurs become millionaires by buying and growing businesses without the startup headaches of venture capitalists, zero revenue, and no business processes. The employees depend on their expertise and training. The opportunity: Use this as a negotiating point when bargaining for the deal.

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The Dos And Don’ts Of Selling Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

The government, for example, often defines small business by the number of employees. because a main street business creates the connotation in our head of that small mom and pop kind of business, maybe with a few employees. Let's talk about some of the deal structures you've seen. So I like the term main Street.

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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 talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. 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

ME: Of course getting tied up with that might distract you from other growth opportunities, and sometimes buyers don’t like that you’re dependent on another company for revenue. 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.

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Piercing the Corporate Veil of Sweat Equity

grasshopperherder.com

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.” I think it’s difficult, if not impossible, to value a pre-revenue company with any reasonable accuracy. The company with all the revenue is Company C.