Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Common exit strategies include being acquired by another company, the sale of equity, or a management or employee buyout. See Also What Startups Need to Know About Exit Strategies. Who needs an exit strategy? An exit strategy is a way to get your money back.

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Exit Strategy Lock-up Period Merger IPO 117

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

They often make great team members such as head of products, CTO, head of sales, CFO, etc. The problem was that he was still working out the lock-up period in his big company. These are often amazingly talented people who are really strong in some of the skill areas and there is no shame in this.

Entrepreneur 293

Entrepreneur CTO Hire South America Salary 293

View from Seed

MAY 16, 2019

But it does mean that traditional 180 day lock-up periods won’t generally apply to existing Slack shareholders. Public equity investors will measure it in the short term by the same metrics they judge other SaaS companies… multiples of revenue / EBITDA / bookings, growth rates, churn, sales efficiency, etc.

Lock-up Period 168

Lock-up Period Retention Azure .Net 168

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2019

But it does mean that traditional 180 day lock-up periods won’t generally apply to existing Slack shareholders. Public equity investors will measure it in the short term by the same metrics they judge other SaaS companies… multiples of revenue / EBITDA / bookings, growth rates, churn, sales efficiency, etc.

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Lock-up Period Retention Azure .Net 100

VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

There are two main forms of exits for startups: trade sale/M&A or IPO. Both employees and investors typically have a 6 month lock up period (exceptions apply of course) so this can have devastating effects on liquidity and retruns. Israeli tech companies using billboards in busy roads to attract tech talent.

Technical Review 158

Technical Review Lock-up Period South Korea 158

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Dont miss Plan - This may seem obvious, but Ive seen a number of CEOs shot for missing the first quarters numbers after going public, which is a great way to shrink your market cap well before the lock-up period is up. At Fliqz, we met or exceeded the sales plan every month during the due diligence process.

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28