Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

When they look at buying your company they often think in terms of “how long will it take until I earn back the profits to pay for my acquisition price?” Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”). ” If you’re not profitable you’re purely a cost center to them.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

The company was approached by a Big Dumb Company (BDC) who made a nominal acquisition offer within months of the company’s founding. As described in Venture Debt , sophisticated investors generally say “No” to the Million Dollar Question, as they typically demand a higher return than can be obtained by selling a company in its early stages.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Acquisition Pricing 124

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

This enterprise netted the entrepreneurial student a nice fistful of bills before each test. Rather than shutting down shop, the student simply moved the operations down the hall and continued satisfy the brisk student demand for the consolidated notes. Get real world advice from John Greathouse, Subscribe Today. —.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

If you make it clear that you plan to force them to spend as much time as possible on your case, then they will be more likely to move onto a company that will pay them off early in the process and thus net them a better return on their time. Get real world advice from John Greathouse, Subscribe Today. —. from the Wharton School.

Technical Advisors 124

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

Creativity in our business lives – The average tech startup these days spends time talking with colleagues & investors about a multitude of things: customer acquisition, viral adoption, raising capital, hiring / firing employees, product features, technology trends, marketing / branding, and on and on. So I thought I would.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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Los Angeles 44

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