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Sell Your Startup with a Mergers and Acquisitions Advisor

The Startup Magazine

If all else fails, your advisor may be able to salvage the sale by reengaging other interested parties. Whether they were critical to product development, marketing, or a successful exit, each of these individuals can have a significant impact on the amount of money the business is worth. Preparing for the sale.

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5 Things To Consider Before Selling To A Private Equity Firm

YoungUpstarts

After researching and evaluating further, you’ll select someone to represent you in the sale of your company. The investment banker or advisor you hire will help you market your company and find potential buyers. In today’s world, it’s fairly common to run a limited sale process. Price is important, but it’s not the only factor.

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Knowing When It’s Time To Sell Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

by Christopher Wallace, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Amsterdam Printing. A volatile stock market and economic recession have since changed much of this thinking. Strikingly different attributes enabled this company to take a different path than Zappos: - Rapidly growing market. Rapidly growing market.

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Are You Selling Your Company? Be Careful with Financial Buyers!

Scott Edward Walker

Instead of investing in the stock market or in startups (e.g., It matters because, unless you understand the motivation of a prospective buyer, it will be very difficult to make informed decisions with respect to critical deal issues. How Is the Deal Structure Different with a Financial Buyer?

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The Dos And Don’ts Of Selling Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

The Dos And Don’ts Of Selling Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with David Barnett In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview David Barnett. 18:54] What’s marketing look like for selling a business? [20:48] This is John Jantsch.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

Recognizing the need for creative investment structures in their Colorado market, they cofounded the Alternative Capital Summit , creating the first community of Flexible VCs and alternative startup investors. . Purpose Ventures’ deal structures are bespoke to each company. —– Indie.vc

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How to value your company for sale (Part 2)

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Or what if we have another stock market collapse or if they shoot down a plane over California? ME: Sure, but maybe that competitor would further validate and grow the market, which could increase your sales and make you even more attractive to a buyer! HIM: When you put it that way seems like I should just take the money.

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