In 1Mby1M, we like Seedstrapping to Exit. An example would be Adya’s acquisition by Qualys. Adya raised a small seed round. I introduced them to Philippe Courtot, CEO of Qualys. Qualys acquired Adya. For our Seed Capital series of podcasts, I’ve interviewed hundreds of investors, especially micro-VCs and angels who play an important role in
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