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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

The numbers you see announced in the press for deals are hardly ever right. How about if we look at it from the “rest of company” perspective. And on many occasions I have passed on deals where it was clear that the founding team was over-optimizing the deal structure to focus on a quick exit.

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5 Things To Consider Before Selling To A Private Equity Firm

YoungUpstarts

Then you’ll have the rest of the pack. By the same token, using a competent accountant for tax advice can help you maximize the deal structure to limit your tax exposure and maximize the cash potential in the sale. It is common to see a separation in the offers. Like attorneys, you don’t want to skimp on tax advice either!

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Who Invests In Investors: Homebrew LP Shares VC Performance Goals, Importance of Diversity & What They Look For In New Funds

Hunter Walker

Similarly, a GP might be in the middle of great flow, but we need to have conviction that they can identify the right deals, structure creatively, and negotiate effectively. The basis for modern portfolio theory rests on the power of diversification. Is this something you’ve thought about as part of Irvine’s investing strategy?

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The Dos And Don’ts Of Selling Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

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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How to value your company for sale (Part 2)

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

One of the best ways to arm yourself going into negotiations is to know this number and be prepared to blow up the entire deal if it cannot be met. That means you have to be that sure that that’s the number, regardless of deal structure. Do you want to stop having to go into work every day?

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Why Leave A Six Figure Corporate Job For Internet Entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

He only touches on them briefly in this article, but rest assured I will ask him to break down the details of each success he has had so we can learn from his case studies in future articles. It turns out Sunil has done a few things. As you will see in this introductory article, he has plenty of experiences making money in different ways.