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5 Things To Consider Before Selling To A Private Equity Firm

YoungUpstarts

The investment banker or advisor you hire will help you market your company and find potential buyers. Gone are the days of sending out two hundred investment books to potential buyers. This role is also sometimes referred to in the industry as the advisor. Price is important, but it’s not the only factor.

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The Dos And Don’ts Of Selling Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Let's talk about some of the deal structures you've seen. So in general, buyers are terrified that there's something wrong with the books or the business or something's not being disclosed to them, et cetera, et cetera. And I've written books and I have some online courses and stuff, all kinds of information on there.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Bessemer SaaS Law #1: Your key monthly business metrics are: CMRR (Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue), Churn, and Cash flow - “Bookings” is for suckers.

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How to value your company for sale (Part 2)

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

One of the best ways to arm yourself going into negotiations is to know this number and be prepared to blow up the entire deal if it cannot be met. That means you have to be that sure that that’s the number, regardless of deal structure. I love writing this blog, but I’m not up for the book deal that was offered me.

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Why Leave A Six Figure Corporate Job For Internet Entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Investment in small businesses require knowledge of transactions and the related aspects such as business valuation, due diligence, deal structuring / financing, contracts, etc. You can hire freelancers and VAs to help you out like I do if you have some disposable cash to invest. Again, same as above.