Selling your Startup to a Billion Dollar Company!

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In this episode of Founders Weekly, Heini Zachariassen and Theis Søndergaard explore acquisitions with guest Brian Dean, founder of Backlinko and Exploding Topics. They discuss the differences between lifestyle businesses and startups, and the three possible outcomes for startups: retention, IPO, or acquisition. They explain various types of acquisitions-strategic, tuck-in, and acqui-hire. Brian Dean recounts selling Backlinko to SEMrush, starting from the initial email that began the acquisition talks. He provides insights into the valuation process and his role after the acquisition. Dean advises founders on the importance of transparency with buyers, considering higher initial valuations, and having an experienced acquisition lawyer and advisor.
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Host: Heini Zachariassen
LinkedIn: / heini
Co-Host: Theis Søndergaard
LinkedIn: / theissondergaard
Guest: Brian Dean
LinkedIn: / brianedean
Backlinko: backlinko.com/
Exploding Topics: explodingtopic...
#Founders #Startups #acquisitions #lifestyle #business #acqui-hire

Опубликовано:

23 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 12

@BrianDean 2 месяца назад

Thanks so much for having me!

@RawStartup 2 месяца назад

Thanks Brian, fantastic to have you on, great story that a lot of founders can learn from!

@RobijyotiBhattacharjee 20 дней назад

Not an average podcast. It got more interesting during the later part. The question about emptiness after acquisition (41:17 - 42:59) was so real, and was so nicely answered by Brain. The insights are super helpful for startups. Ur podcasts are gem, pls post more frequently!👏👏

@RawStartup 20 дней назад

Thank you appreciate it, will be back very with a weekly cadance

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Thanks for the comment

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