What Happens to My Startup After I Sell?
In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about what happens after you sell your Startup. Beyond the big paycheck that will certainly make your life better, is the lingering attachment you have for your company and what becomes of it after you
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Show Notes
In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about what happens after you sell your Startup. Beyond the big paycheck that will certainly make your life better, is the lingering attachment you have for your company and what becomes of it after you give up ownership and control over it. And what about the employees you’re leaving behind? Will they be well taken care of?
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What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:40 This fantasy of reaching this level when you want to sell your Startup
- 05:35 When you sell, how is everyone else in the organization affected?
- 08:59 From the one making the decisions to asking permission from someone else
- 14:01 Realizing that you have to step off the trail is a tough pill to swallow
- 17:51 It won’t be the same environment and a lot of people won’t stick around
- 23:26 This is about what to consider when you sell
- 26:02 Investors will only see you as a fall-in-line employee
- 32:08 If things were great, why do we want them to end?
- 39:17 It’s not just you, but the employees within the company