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Thinking of exiting your business? Explore every option

The Next Web

Initially, a trade sale to a private equity firm or a trade buyer seemed a good choice for shareholders, and the one with the least unknown factors. The following points may help you when considering your exit strategies: Trade sale. Prepare a detailed prospectus. Empower your management team. Feel comfortable saying ‘no’.

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How Andreessen Horowitz Evaluates CEOs

Ben's Blog

Some employees make products, some make sales; the CEO makes decisions. The first ingredient in being able to do this is leadership as I outlined in a previous post Notes on Leadership. Tags: Companies Leadership Management. Decision Making. In addition, executing well requires a broad set of operational skills.