Selling Your Startup: Crafting the Perfect Exit, Selling Your Business, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781119797982)

Learn how to sell your startup from an acquisition expert

Many entrepreneurs dream of the day their company is acquired and they secure a perfect exit. But information about the process of getting your business acquired usually comes from expensive investment bankers who typically advise late-stage startups.

In Selling Your Startup, serial entrepreneur Alejandro Cremades delivers an accessible guide on how to sell your startup. With first-hand experience as a fully exited entrepreneur, investment banker, and lawyer, Cremades describes the tips and tricks startup founders need to sell their early-stage to growth-stage business.

In this book, you'll discover:

• The role that investment bankers play in the acquisition process, how they add value, and how to break down their fees
• Preparing your company for sale, including compiling a pitch book, putting its finances in order, and building a target list of potential acquirers
• How to get to a Letter of Intent, perform due diligence, and reach a purchase agreement

Perfect for entrepreneurs of all kinds, Selling Your Startup is a must-have roadmap to the practical realities of company acquisition and contains proven guidance on crafting your perfect exit.