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How do you sell a smaller company?

Stella Fayman Director of Marketing at Trello

December 9th, 2014

Larger companies have VC, investment bankers, brokers, etc to help them garner interest in a possible acquisition. For smaller companies that rely... More

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How to handle acquisition offer from a competitor?

Nikola Aleksić QA Tester

December 12th, 2016

Recently we got an acquisition offer from a company that is a potential competitor. They are strong in a different segment of the market and we feel... More

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Should I offer a reduced contract rate in exchange for equity?

Marcus Matos Software Development & Information Technology Professional

January 24th, 2015

Too Long, Didn't Read Version:One of my clients is running out of money and will be struggling to pay me in the near future. Recent events have led... More

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Should a new start-up aim for acquisition or niche?

Rene Joergensen Looking to build an interesting start up

March 15th, 2016

My co-founder and I are getting ready to disrupt the beauty salon industry ($400bn+ globally) through a new on-demand platform. It will be a spin-off... More

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Non-IP exit and acquisition strategy

Daniel Eberhard CEO, Koho

January 6th, 2014

Hello  fellow FD's.Quick and dirty one for you. Outside of complementary or competitive IP, what kind of assets should a start up look to develop... More

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Why do big companies buy startups? What are the motivators behind exits?

Dimitry Rotstein Founder at Miranor

August 9th, 2016

Personally, I prefer an early exit strategy, and within such strategy I believe it's important to tailor your startup to the expectations of a potential... More

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How to sell technology to a software giant?

John Anderson

June 17th, 2014

Does anyone have any experience selling a developed technology/product to a large company such as Microsoft, Google, Facebook, etc?  I've got a product... More

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What does Google's acquisition of Nest mean for the hardware sector and hardware entrepreneurs?

Anonymous

January 13th, 2014

Is Google competent to lead hardware trends? More

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How do you generate a strategic acquisition when there are no suitors?

Konstantin Voyku QA Engineer at StarOfService

September 12th, 2017

I am currently advising a company that has raised a Series A financing round in the past. The founders have built a valuable b2c company with a social... More

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Attracting your first customers in the sharing economy

Mo Tech startup

Last updated on November 6th, 2017

As a new business it can be extremely difficult to find your first customers. The task is even more difficult with startups that are in the sharing... More

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