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Planning for the Future: Your Exit Strategy

Up and Running

Even if an island in the Maldives isn’t in the cards, if you’re seeking outside investment, an exit strategy is essential. What is an exit strategy? Common exit strategies include being acquired by another company, the sale of equity, or a management or employee buyout. Types of exit strategies.

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How To Sell Your Business For Maximum Profit And Why It’s Best To Sell When Business Is Thriving

YoungUpstarts

The first culprit can be attributed to the fact that business owners don’t plan their exit strategy from day one. Most business owners don’t understand the importance of developing an exit strategy from day one. They are as follows: People, Products, Processes, Proprietary, Patrons, and Profits.

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Here is Why You Need a Good Startup Exit Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). For bigger companies, it’s a more efficient and quicker way to grow their revenue than creating new products organically. To some, an exit strategy sounds negative. Marty Zwilling.

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An IPO Exit Strategy Puts the Entrepreneur at Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

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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How to Pitch to Investors in 10 Minutes and Get Funded

Up and Running

Share what’s unique about your product and how it will solve the issue you shared in the previous slide. Be realistic about who you’re building your product for and break out your market into TAM, SAM, and SOM. Be very specific about your products and pricing and emphasize again how your market is anxiously awaiting your arrival.

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What’s the Difference Between a Small Business Venture and a Startup?

Up and Running

Difference #3 – planning for the ‘end’ or the exit strategy. “Startups looking for angel investors or venture capital (VC) absolutely need an exit strategy because investors require it. The exit is what gives them a return.” Your product or service has a huge market.

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7 Ways To Balance Your Heart And Logic With Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Making people happy or improving usability are laudable goals, but projected product margins, volumes, and business growth are necessary realities for a successful business. 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.