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. The first step in creating a business plan to sell your startup to an acquirer is to create a valuation of your company.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 17, 2019
They make all the sales. 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. Risk 3: Running out of cash.
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Gust
OCTOBER 21, 2011
For convertible notes, the only liquidity event we need be concerned with is an acquisition of the startup in the near future, before the maturity date; otherwise, the notes will convert to equity of one kind or another, and the eventual sale of that equity (in a public offering, acquisition, or private sale) is a different subject for another day.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
by Christopher Wallace, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Amsterdam Printing. This deal-of-the-day service was founded in November 2008 and quickly became a sensation. In lieu of the sale, they elected to go public and the $20 IPO share price initially valued Groupon at $13 billion. Unique social networking product.
Jeff Hilimire
MARCH 4, 2014
When selling my first company, we worked so hard on the process of the sale that we inadvertently slacked off on business development (i.e. We felt the pain of that a few months after we closed the sale. Think past the sale itself. With the first sale, I didn’t have a long-term personal plan post-sale.
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The audio destination for business professionals host Jason Bay, dives in with leading sales experts and top performing reps to share actionable tips and strategies to help you land more meetings with your ideal clients. So we could go, we could spend the rest of our time talking about valuation. 09:23): Sure. So, alright.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
JUNE 27, 2011
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! 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.
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