A veteran Silicon Valley insider provides the first comprehensive guide to developing and executing a startup exit strategy-the secret to ultimate entrepreneurial success
You-re facing tough odds as an entrepreneur today. Up to 65 percent of small businesses in the U.S. don-t survive more than five years, and the majority of venture-backed startups fail to fully return the money invested in them. The time is now for a new approach to startups, and this first-of-its-kind guide provides it.
If you-re ready to embrace the reality that acquisition is the end goal for startups, Exit Path is for you. In these pages, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, investor, advisor, and M&A expert Touraj Parang argues that starting at the end-i.e., creating and executing an exit strategy as you launch and build your business-is the surest path to ultimate success. You-ll learn everything you need to know about the process, including:
- Making a strategic plan
- De
