When it comes to "exiting" the market, however, helpful information seems to be a lot harder to come by. And yet there are a variety of different outcomes: acquiring or being acquired, asset purchases, private equity majority or minority investment, IPO, shutting down — each with different hurdles and requirements. As a startup, how does one know which path is right for them, their team, their customers and their investors?
On this episode of ICYMI, Catherine Geanuracos talks candidly about the questions you need to ask, the types of deals one will need to consider, timelines one should anticipate, what diligence looks like and the perspective one must have when their startup reaches its inflection point. Drawing on personal experiences from her gov tech odyssey as CEO and co-founder of CityGrows (launched in 2015 and acquired by ClearGov in 2022), she reveals what no one tells founders about exits.
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