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The largest cost stems from taking someone else's "baby" away from them. The truth is if you can make the other CEO understand that their company is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay.

If they are leaking money, if they have no clients, if they cannot capitalize know their invention: let them no and tell them that you are the only way out.

It might not be true, but if you don't want to spend way more then what it's worth, you will need to tell them.