Earlier this year, we had a few friends from the tech giants of Silicon Valley share what it is like from their point of view to buy startups. But what is it like to sell a startup? How do you make that decision? What mistakes are made even before companies are started? How do you get over the negotiations hump? And what happens after you get acquired?
This month, we’re lucky to have a few friends help answer those questions. Jack Abraham, Leonard Speiser and Bryan Mason will lead a panel on the secrets of selling startups.
eBay bought Jack’s company, Milo.com, last year and Fast Company called him one of the 100 most creative people in business today. Leonard is the founder of clover.com and Startup2Startup. Yahoo snapped up his company, Bix, about a year after it was started. And Bryan Mason’s company, Typekit, was acquired by Adobe last month.
Typically the lessons that these guys have learned are spread quietly over coffee meetings and emails. We’re lucky to have them and look forward to the lively discussion to follow.
As always, space is limited so please sign up soon. Invitations aren’t transferable so please contact James, Josh or one of the organizers if you’d like us to invite someone to this event.
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