Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Typical questions: What do you think of management? At what valuation? We discuss deal structures. So if two investors even go so far as to agree to fix prices, which is issue 1, the company should say no thanks to that valuation and keep shopping for other lenders, of which there are many, to get a better price.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

They manage all the customer relationships. 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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YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

Marks, founder and managing partner of High Rock Partners and author of “ Middle Market M & A: Handbook for Investment Banking and Business Consulting “ Conventional wisdom says that a company grows by reaching new customers, increasing its workforce, expanding marketing or launching new products or services. by Kenneth H.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Management team that sounds and looks like they can execute the plan – if you didn’t finish building the team yet, make sure you have at least one co-founder with complementary skills. What experience or contacts are they bringing to the table? Are you offering them a board seat or a chairman role?

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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. 09:23): Sure.

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Tim Keane

AUGUST 20, 2009

"  The problem has been that too-high valuations and too generous terms have spawned painful down rounds that squash the entrepreneur and his early investors.    And it is unarguably what has driven valuation bubbles in the past.     At the same time the company is running low on cash. 

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grasshopperherder.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

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. I would be very wary of accepting a valuation like this, simply because I’m not qualified and as a consultant, I shouldn’t have to be. Unseen Metrics.

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