[christopherslee]

Keep in mind that you also can try to sell the company for more money if there's competition. Competition from other buyers, competition from investors. You probably want to try going down both roads to see how hard it is to sell or raise money. At that point you'll know more and you can feel more comfortable with the decision, whichever one you make.

Congratulations and best of luck!

[CalChris]

You can sell the company for more money if there's more competition. That was one of the lessons of The Hard Thing About Hard Things. This is actually the best book to read about this particular situation.