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Are You Selling Your Company? Be Careful with Financial Buyers!

Scott Edward Walker

I’ve been doing M&A transactions for 25+ years (including nearly eight years at two major New York City law firms), and I wanted to briefly discuss an important issue for founders interested in selling their company: the distinction between strategic and financial buyers. How Is the Deal Structure Different with a Financial Buyer?

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

incubators, e.g., the many options in New York. intrapreneurs, e.g., the employee of GE who is tasked with launching a new business. Lastly, I asked for input from Gary Millin, CEO, World Accelerator , a domain name-based accelerator. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs. What are the terms of their relationship with the founder?