Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2013

The only path to any return for equity investments is a liquidity event, like a merger or acquisition (M&A), or IPO. That’s why investors want to hear about your exit strategy. Build a path to 10x return. If you don’t have one, or intend to buy out investors with their own money, you probably won’t get much interest.

Liquidity Event 243

Liquidity Event Startup Equity Venture Capital 243

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Industry & market sizing. Start with the evolution of the overall industry, market segmentation, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Data from accredited market research groups like Forrester or Gartner is required for credibility. Avoid any statements like “All we have to do is get 1% of the market.”

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Industry & market sizing. Start with the evolution of the overall industry, market segmentation, market dynamics, and customer landscape. Data from accredited market research groups like Forrester or Gartner is required for credibility. Avoid any statements like “All we have to do is get 1% of the market.”

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

Gust

AUGUST 10, 2014

The only path to any return for equity investments is a liquidity event, like a merger or acquisition (M&A), or IPO. Thats why investors want to hear about your exit strategy. Build a path to 10x return. Venture capital requests that get satisfied are even lower.

Liquidity Event 176

Liquidity Event Equity Venture Capital Merger 176

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Exit strategy. For example, if you are a tech expert launching a mobile app, you will want a team member, service provider, or advisor fulfilling the following roles CEO, CFO, sales, and marketing. Exit Strategy. Angels realize their ROI during a liquidity event. Geographic location. Management team.

Angel Investor 71

Angel Investor Exit Strategy Liquidity Event Seed Stage 71

David Teten

JUNE 17, 2015

If you want to shorten your time to exit, you might consider investing outside of the US market. According to Dow Jones VentureSource , at the close of the third quarter of 2014, German and Israeli companies that exited each took on average under 4 years from first round of funding to acquisition.

Angel Investor 60

Angel Investor Angel Groups Liquidity Event IPO 60

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2020

Assume margins and prices that are realistic in your target market. > Market penetration and revenue targets related to opportunity size. > > Market penetration and revenue targets related to opportunity size. Define an exit strategy for investors to liquidate their share.

Liquidity Event 308

Liquidity Event Forecast Exit Strategy Bootstrapping 308

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Intermix had acquired their previous online marketing startup, ResponseBase, and they remained a cohesive group. To be sure, exiting at a 4X valuation in less than a year is not a bad investment, but it’s also not the type of exit that angels, VCs and founders usually have in mind. of MySpace, Inc.

Valuation 98

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

I’ve heard for years about the importance of finding a market before building a software product. I would think, “How can you find a market for something before you build it?&# You can sell garbage to a hungry market and make money. In these cases, the market doesn’t matter because luck trumps everything.

Marketing 50

Marketing Software Review Technical Review Startup 50