Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2018

Customer acquisition: Marketing and sales strategy. Your financials should easily allow you to calculate your customer acquisition costs. Your exit strategy. If you’re seeking large sums of investment capital (over $1M), most investors will want to know what your exit strategy is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

For example, if you have ever watched the Shark Tank show on TV, they always ask about the cost of customer acquisition. Show that you anticipate this, how they will react, and how you have ongoing strategies to stay ahead. Present a viable exit strategy for investors to cash out.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2021

One primary consideration in creating a tech startup is the long-term strategy, per the owner/founder’s goals, especially regarding exit. If a founder’s goal is to grow the business for some time and exit by selling the company, through merger/acquisition, or through IPO, then the corporation (C-Corp) structure might be the best.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 2, 2013

Customer Acquisition : This is usually one of the most skipped sections of an investor pitch and a full business plan. Your financials should easily allow you to calculate your customer acquisition costs. This will not only impress your audience, but it will help you think more strategically about your roll-out plan.

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Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Due Diligence 164

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2021

One primary consideration in creating a tech startup is the long-term strategy, per the owner/founder’s goals, especially regarding exit. If a founder’s goal is to grow the business for some time and exit by selling the company, through merger/acquisition, or through IPO, then the corporation (C-Corp) structure might be the best.

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Technical Review LLC IPO Stock 78

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2016

When business owners go through mergers and acquisitions, they often enlist the services of specialist advisors. They may need legal representation, they may want to have a company evaluated, they may need capital or they need a good exit strategy. What to Look for in Merger and Acquisition Services.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Provide a clear exit strategy. All investors are motivated by a clear picture of your exit strategy, or the timing and method through which they can “cash in” on their investment. Be sure to provide comparable examples of firms who have successfully exited. The most common exits are IPOs or acquisitions.

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Up and Running

MAY 17, 2017

Plus, you’ll always be prepared in case an opportunity or desire to sell arises in the future—it’s a smart idea to have an exit strategy. The sad reality is that many business acquisitions do not work out as hoped. To make your business ripe for acquisition, make your business appealing to potential buyers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event. This alternative is often paired with a personal no-exit strategy.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 23, 2020

This week, I’d like to turn to the question of how current market conditions affect the approach entrepreneurs should take towards their exit strategy. Companies make acquisitions based on strategic goal that are aligned with their inner workings. If you win that market, you’re going to be valuable as an acquisition.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The ultimate goal of any startup is an exit. Exit strategies fall mainly into two camps: IPO, or get acquired. Acquisitions can tell us a lot about the state of the startup world. There is of course always the third option of failing entirely, but that’s certainly the least desirable path.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Most often the first acquisitions in a hype cycle are for the “shiny objects” – the technology, the team and the tools. The irony is that the acquisitions made later in the hype cycle – when companies have built real products that customers want, are the ones that generate revenue and profit for the acquirer. Exit Strategy.

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Artificial Inteligence Lean Exit Strategy Startup 318

YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

Is there an exit strategy? Further Customer Acquisition. You need to improve your customer acquisition process. Acquisition. You can also go for an acquisition like Instagram, WhatsApp, and LinkedIn. Acquisition is much better because you can retire and work on your NEXT BIG IDEA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2020

Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event. This alternative is often paired with a personal no-exit strategy.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 13, 2011

So, the first question Shutterfly would have asked itself when considering the acquisition is the "build or buy" question. The process of preparing your company for sale is called "exit strategy planning." We recently formalized our exit strategy planning consulting service. read more. read more.

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mashable.com

MARCH 20, 2014

Whats your exit strategy? Before accepting an offer with a startup, ask what their exit strategy is, and make sure youre on board. If theyre all about acquisition, ask about time frame goals. If its not about exit, dig into specific growth plans for the years to come.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The bridge or exit stage is generally of very large transactions and for companies with substantial valuation. These phases are focused on inorganic growth, mergers, buyouts, acquisitions, and exit preparation for the business. During this phase, investors usually look for a 3 to 5 x return on the capital invested.

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Early Growth Financial Services

JANUARY 30, 2014

During an acquisition, potential buyers don’t want to discover anything new that wasn’t previously disclosed, anything that raises any questions, anything at all unexpected. In planning your startup exit strategy, keep in mind these things that no acquiring company wants to see during an exit: 1. Missing documents.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 13, 2012

If an acquisition is part of your exit strategy, you need to build your business with your buyer in mind. To find out what strategies helped real-life entrepreneurs negotiate their own acquisitions, we asked four successful young entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) for their advice.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

They are quite happy with a business that will turn into a profitable $20M company and dont necessarily need an obvious exit strategy. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. This is something Ive always wondered about.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2011

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). One often-overlooked exit strategy is simply to shutdown, close the business doors, and liquidate. To some, an exit strategy sounds negative. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

I reviewed a good summary of the advantages and disadvantages of an IPO exit strategy for startups in a widely-used textbook “ Entrepreneurship ,” by Robert Hisrich, Michael Peters, and Dean Shepherd. Their synopsis of the key risks should make you look hard for an alternate exit strategy: Increased risk of liability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

In addition, current investors want to see every startup go public or be acquired, as an exit event, so they can get their due return for that investment which has been tied up for the last few years. For these reasons, I always look for an overt exit strategy in every startup I might consider for an angel investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2011

I recently reviewed a good summary of the advantages and disadvantages of an IPO exit strategy for startups in a widely-used textbook “ Entrepreneurship ,” by Robert Hisrich, Michael Peters, and Dean Shepherd. Their synopsis of the key risks should make you look hard for an alternate exit strategy: Increased risk of liability.

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Exit Strategy IPO Investment Bankers Entrepreneur 235

Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2014

This is where the ‘exit strategy’ comes in. An exit strategy is not your plan for when the business fails, but rather, your strategy for returning money to investors. This may include planning for an IPO, a strategic acquisition or for management buyout.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Most often the first acquisitions in a hype cycle are for the “shiny objects” – the technology, the team and the tools. The irony is that the acquisitions made later in the hype cycle – when companies have built real products that customers want, are the ones that generate revenue and profit for the acquirer. Exit Strategy.

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Artificial Inteligence Lean Exit Strategy Startup 120

YFS Magazine

MARCH 12, 2018

We knew if we could continue to double our sales, we could hold off, keep scaling the business, and in the end be in a much better place to sell. And we did just that.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. And some companies didn’t even have to go public to get liquid. billion.) So what’s left?

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Silicon Valley Technical Review IPO Venture Capital 217

ReadWriteStart

JULY 13, 2012

If an acquisition is part of your exit strategy, you need to build your business with your buyer in mind. To find out what strategies helped real-life entrepreneurs negotiate their own acquisitions, we asked four successful young entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) for their advice.

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Acquisition Stealth Startup Exit Strategy 61

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 9, 2016

For a young entrepreneur, the mergers and acquisitions process can be exciting and potentially lucrative but it can also be the source of considerable stress. by Larry Fontillas, managing director of the Americas for ansarada.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 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. If you don’t have one, or intend to buy out investors with their own money, you probably won’t get much interest.

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Gust

AUGUST 30, 2012

Team, Business Model, Traction, Customer Acquisition, Scalability, Defensibiity, Capital Efficiency, Churn, Time to Breakeven, Exit Strategy. Integrity, Passion, Startup Experience, Domain Expertise, Functional Skills, Leadership, Commitment, Vision, Pragmatism, Flexibility, Personality. Characteristics of the Venture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

It has been at least a decade since going public via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been considered a credible exit strategy for startups. Do you need the IPO for your acquisitions strategy? Of course, you’re going to have to perform well to make that stock useful in the acquisitions process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2016

Despite the fact that the number of IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) for startups have continued to decrease, I still hear it touted often as the preferred exit strategy. You better have lined up a major international expansion, some major acquisition candidates, or a wealth of unfilled orders.

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Up and Running

MAY 4, 2015

Explain your plan for customer acquisition. State your exit strategy. Explain your solution. Describe your successes. Define your target market. Outline your competition. Describe your revenue model. Provide your financial projections. Introduce your team. Clarify your funding needs.

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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.

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Liquidity Event Startup Equity Venture Capital 243

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

You can’t underestimate the importance of selecting an attorney who “gets” your business model, your market opportunity, and most importantly, your fundraising and exit strategy. Do they have experience with mergers and acquisitions, including how to set up the company for successful exit scenarios?

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Technical Review Angel Investor Dilution Due Diligence 118