How You Can Plan for an Early Exit

Did you know that the vast majority of acquisitions happen in the sub $50 million valuation range?

The best way to make money off such acquisitions is to build a startup with capital efficiency. If you can bootstrap, great. If not, raise small amounts of money so that you own a large percentage of the pie at the time of Exit.

In 1Mby1M, we like Bootstrapping to Exit a lot.

In 1Mby1M, we like Seedstrapping to Exit a lot.

To get there, however, you have to keep a lot of issues in mind.

First, who is your target acquirer?

Second, in what timeframe?

Third, with what maximum amount of capital do you want to build until then?

Determining the WHO is a function of your Positioning. You need to understand the target acquirer’s gaps and product roadmaps.

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It is really critical that you start with an endgame in mind.

Investors invest because they want an ROI. If you raise money, you have to find an Exit.

So, are you an entrepreneur seeking an early exit? What strategy do you want to follow? Please explain your situation in the comments below. Let’s dialogue on the pros and cons.

Bootstrap to an Exit?

Seedstrapping to an Exit?

Build a Unicorn?

Raise hundreds of millions in Funding?