Startup M&A: 7 Mistakes Founders Need to Avoid | Dose 055

[@JasonPullara]

Man, this episode really made me say "wow, Alejandro is fucking *smart*" I'd love to see more content with him in the future.

[@WeatherGuardLightningTech]

Very useful info on M&A's and how to approach the process!

[@stevebarsh7727]

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it!

[@kchwophy]

Interesting twist to the series. I'll definitely watch out for these when I get to the point of exit in 4 years (maybe) lol. Thanks Steve!

[@stevebarsh7727]

You’re welcome! Thx for watching.

[@ahmadalanazy5551]

Thank you Steve, great content as usual.

[@stevebarsh7727]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@Zakariah1971]

Great advice!

[@yotambelgoroski9558]

How about explaining what M&A is?

[@stevebarsh7727]

Okay - sorry. We did not do that here that we were talking about "Mergers & Acquisitions" and forgot to include some basic definitions. Good point.

[@daverobau9656]

Another great video. Thank you, Steve.

[@stevebarsh7727]

Glad you liked this one. Thanks for watching the series!

[@ayushi9074]

Excellent video!

[@stevebarsh7727]

Glad you feel so! Alejandro is super sharp! Thanks for watching.

[@ayushi9074]

@@stevebarsh7727 Hard to not love the video! Especially since when you discussed the red flags during integration! I'd love for you both to shed more light on the process that leads up to M&A discussions and who are the key decision-makers and silent influencers.

[@stevebarsh7727]

@@ayushi9074 Thanks for the idea. We'll keep it in mind and see if we can integrate those ideas into a future episode.

[@thepharar]

Great interview!!!

[@williamphillips189]

Too high level…provide specifics. True in the “M&A” acquisition phase most parties are wearing blinders. That’s why it is crucial to have a set of assessment gates and 3rd party that is unbiased (outside viewpoints whether they are in or outside your company) perspective. Deals fail because expectations are not met.

[@fredichshain7441]

Thanks for the episode!

[@UtoobNam]

Hey great info! Regarding this first point; what would happen if a founder takes a couple of million and turns it into 'just' a reasonably profitable business, just not amazing or scalable; the investors get mad because they don't get their 10x return? What would they do in such case? Can they fire the founder if he isn't interested in taking up more investment/risk?

[@medwincorreo3073]

Thanks for sharing this

[@basedpatriotLT]

Can you explain how early investments makes it harder to exit (investors wanting at least 10x)? Let say early investor is for 50k for 20percent shares. Company valuation 250k. So you only need to exit for 2.5 million to satisfy 10x. If late investor invest 500k for 20 percent, your evaluation is 2.5 million. You need to exit for 25 million to satisfy 10x. Seems harder, not easier. What am i missing?