Entrepreneurs on the fundraising trail will hear a polite “No” from investors more often than not, but the next most frequent response they’ll hear is: “I’m interested, but come back to me when you have a lead investor.” Efficiently finding a credible lead investor (“lead”) will be as important as anything [...]
Written by: Alan Curtis Valuing a startup for exit can be difficult for the founding team, investors, and potential acquirers. Traditional valuation methodologies like discounted cash flow can come up short and other value drivers like market timing, buyer interest, and the startup founding team’s price expectation tend to drive M&A [...]
By: Alan Curtis & Belle Raab Last week we posted a blog introducing the concept of Early Exits. The content was derived from research completed by author and exit strategy thought leader, Basil Peters. Now that you have an understanding of the prevalence of Early Exits, we want to delve [...]
Siemens predicts that by 2050, 70 % of humanity will live in urban centers. As the population of city dwellers increases, so will urban problems such as traffic congestion, pollution, and wasted energy. Coloradans have experienced these issues first hand as the second fastest growing state in the nation. As a [...]
By: Alan Curtis & Belle Raab Traditionally, investors and entrepreneurs believe there is a direct correlation between the amount of capital raised and exit price. Seems reasonable, right? Not so fast. Early Exits Basil Peters was the first to challenge this idea with his 2009 book called Early Exits. The author [...]
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