The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

However, you should be aware that some potential buyers may back out of the deal during due diligence. If all else fails, your advisor may be able to salvage the sale by reengaging other interested parties. As an entrepreneur, you already built a marketable startup. Preparing for the sale. Identifying key employees.

Merger 130

Merger Acquisition Due Diligence Valuation 130

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

by Christopher Wallace, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Amsterdam Printing. However, for many successful entrepreneurs, weighing all of the personal and financial issues that go into this decision can be gut-wrenching. Each one can provide valuable lessons to the entrepreneur. Here are a few to consider. Unprofitable.

IPO 162

IPO Exit Strategy San Francisco Startup 162

Gust

OCTOBER 21, 2011

This week we move on to something near and dear to the hearts of entrepreneurs and investors alike: The exit, more formally known as a “ liquidity event.” Entrepreneurs generally don’t ask for this kind of language, but most sophisticated investors will insist on it in one form or another.

Finance 79

Finance Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet Liquidity Event 79

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? VIII: The Leading Flexible VCs, With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JUNE 27, 2011

Most entrepreneurs would love to be in a position to have to decide! You’re skipping a step — trying to decide if the deal is even plausible — but how can you decide that if all you’re doing is thinking about the other side? Tony Wright (founder of RescueTime) has a great article about it here.

Sales 235

Sales Term Sheet Stock Deal Structure 235

grasshopperherder.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

« Thanks but No Thanks – Things to Avoid When Recruiting Co-founders Why is Cyber Squatter a Bad Word? 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.” Which corporate entity do the founders own stock in?

Sweat Equity 41

Sweat Equity Equity Cofounder Non-Compete 41