Alternative exit strategies
Summary
In conventional wisdom, technology firms exit to an acquisition by somebody bigger than them, or to IPO. Neither of these strategies is particularly interesting for impact-first tech firms. This is a placeholder for the alternative exit we are contemplating, with resources to some pertinent examples.
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- Alternative exits
Blog post summarizing various alternative exit strategies
- Five Smart Exit Strategies
Summary of conventional exit strategies
- Change.org raises $25 Million without Aim of Supersize Exit
Article on their C round, which contemplates alternative exits. "Change.org will return money to shareholders eventually, because that’s the only way to make good on the promise of its business model, President Jen Dulski said. Still, avoiding public markets in favor of other methods of financing, such as private secondary stock offerings or stock repurchases over time, could preserve the company’s focus, she said."
- Twitter buy-out to co-op
Article on exit to co-op, using Twitter as an example
- Exit to Coop presentatin
Nathan Schneider and Jason Wiener