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Sell Your Startup with a Mergers and Acquisitions Advisor

The Startup Magazine

In many cases, your advisor will identify key employees and create a business plan to help you find a buyer and negotiate the best price possible. However, you should be aware that some potential buyers may back out of the deal during due diligence. Identifying key employees. Source: Pixabay. Creating a business plan.

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How to value your company for sale (Part 2)

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

HIM: Yeah, in fact one of my best employees doesn’t like [big company] and has threatened to leave if we do it, which would make it hard to continue this growth. Deal B gets you only 80% of your number, but comes with a six-month transition period and you’re free to start working on the next fun thing.

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