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How To Choose An M&A Advisor When You’re Selling Your ‘Baby’

YoungUpstarts

When reviewing potential M&A advisors, consider their background and approach to deal making. Utilize media outlets and trusted online sources to learn more about an advisor’s experience and the types of deals they’ve worked on – and if those resulted in successful outcomes. Tech Savvy. Fee Transparency. M&A is intense.

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The Ultimate Guide for Starting and Running a Business at Home

Up and Running

Identify any technology needs you may have (and whether or not you’re equipped to meet them) such as: High-speed internet with a reliable connection. Not only is it necessary due to the coronavirus, but it could potentially give you a strategic long-term advantage against current competitors and help you avoid massive overhead.

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How to Write a Business Plan for a Cannabis Company

Up and Running

The global market for CBD oils is expanding due to their medical efficacy. A number of cannabis tech companies have also begun to take advantage of the opportunity in the marketplace. Some sources recommend using social media and demographic information to learn who your ideal customer is. Technology. Buyer persona.

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Want to Work for a Startup? 10 Questions to Ask Your Interviewer

mashable.com

Social Media. Social Media. Sites Jobs Events Social Good Summit Media Summit. Proceed — if at all — with extreme due diligence and caution. Whats your exit strategy? Before accepting an offer with a startup, ask what their exit strategy is, and make sure youre on board. Must Reads.

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A 5-Step Plan To Assessing Your Business’s Sellability

YoungUpstarts

You’ll find exceptions to this rule, like Snapchat, which was operating at a loss at its IPO, when it experienced high initial trading prices due to its huge popularity and untapped monetization capabilities. Track Media Perception & Presence. Few buyers will get excited about a company currently operating at a loss.

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8 Ways To Get Off The Ground With Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

A business needs technical, marketing, financial and many other skills. Angel investors expect to review a short executive summary before booking time to hear an investor presentation or taking the time to analyze a full business plan. Highlight existing presence on the Internet and social media.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

VCs tout themselves as frontier technology investors, but most are using the same infrastructure tools they have used for the past 20+ years: Excel and recent college grads searching Google. According to Knowledge.VC , under 5% of US VCs have a full-time team member focused on technology. . But we’re doing it slowly.