Does anyone else assume that whenever the price of an acquisition isn't flaunted that it must be some very low number and that "acquisition" really means cutting your losses and taking whatever you can get?
perhaps, but I also try to remember that the vast majority of startups don't have any exit of any description. Getting even a dollar of goodwill is a small victory.
The only time I would look askance at a modest exit is when the founders were tricked out of making a lot more money. In other words, if this company run by these founders could have fetched 10x as much, then it's a loss. But if they've made as much as could be reasonably made given the idea and circumstances... Then selling for market value so they can move on to a better idea is good business.
The only time I would look askance at a modest exit is when the founders were tricked out of making a lot more money. In other words, if this company run by these founders could have fetched 10x as much, then it's a loss. But if they've made as much as could be reasonably made given the idea and circumstances... Then selling for market value so they can move on to a better idea is good business.