Posts Tagged ‘Exit Strategy’
Turning Out the Lights is a Type of Exit
In my life as an early stage investor, I’ve been closely involved with so many businesses, there were bound to be numerous stories of failures, hopefully from which to learn lessons for all of us as we go forward. Several times in my investing life, as the final board member making the arrangements to dispose…
Read MoreHow to Sell Your Business: What is the Best Exit Strategy for You?
As is usually the case when having a “what is the best” discussion, the honest answer is, “it depends.”
Read More How to Get the Right Investor to Fund Your Startup
Time is too precious to waste trying to close a deal with the wrong investors at the wrong time. Luckily, not all investors are looking for the same thing, so it pays to know what type of investors are most interested in what your startup brings to the table.
Read More Want to Sell Your Business Someday? Start Planning Now
We’ve touched on the subject of exit strategies here before and one of the most important points in that discussion is that you should have the end in sight even when you’re first starting a small business or buying an existing business.
Read More The Rule of Thirds
It is rare when one person starts a company, supplies all the funding, and shares no management tasks or equity with others, and still grows the company to any significant size, worthy of a multi-million dollar opportunity to cash out at exit.
Read More What to Consider Before White Labeling Your App
For many mobile, software or Web app-based startups, the initial inspiration for the business stems from the discovery of something that’s missing in the marketplace. At first, their dogged pursuit of providing the optimal solution is enough to keep them going.
Read More 10 Reasons Why IPO Is No Longer a Good Startup Exit
In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of someday taking their startup public, and making it a multi-national powerhouse. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is at an all-time low, and most entrepreneurs avoid this option like the plague, knowing the process is painful, and public company executives are seen as greedy sharks.
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