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How much money do you get if your startup gets acquired? | Sidebean

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How much money do you get if your startup gets acquired? Ready to scale your business successfully? Here’s how Slidebean can help you scale your business: ► Build your Go to Market strategy ► Presentations & Frameworks to set a culture of performance ► Deals on recommended tools for like Recurring, Justworks, and Brex & more… Our Community gets 30% Discount on their Slidebean Subscription. Get started now: Use code ‘SLBYTCOMMUNITY’ or check out https://youtube.slidebean.com/scale-my-business Are you ready to pitch to investors? We can help ► https://slidebean.com/pitch-deck-consulting-services?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=acquisitionmoney Subscribe to our FREE weekly startup newsletter ► https://slidebean.com/newsletter?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=acquisitionmoney We went through a theoretical company's story while analyzing how the cap table evolved through various rounds of funding. Make sure to watch Parts 1 through 3 if you want to get a grip on that. But if you are only in for the good stuff, that's OK. This video will analyze a few exit scenarios for that theoretical company and how much money everyone does, or does not make. ➡︎ Startup funding explained Part I-III: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnhdsL4kFmVZNZIpqeFHJh0f6faNZ0-nk BTW, a lot of the topics covered here were way beyond my expertise, so Steve Barsh from @DreamItVentures will be joining us to elaborate further on some key aspects of how this transaction works. BTW, a lot of the topics covered here were way beyond my expertise, Steve Barsh helped us put these estimations together. Make sure to check out his video on Startup Exits. #startups #Slidebean #funding 0:00 - Startup funding - Intro 2:31 - Startup funding - Scenario 1: An acqui-hire 6:13 - Startup funding- Stock options 10:13 - Startup funding - Scenario 2: Strategic exit Read the video transcription + sources: https://slidebean.com/blog/startups-funding-explained?utm_source=youtube.com&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=ba-content Follow Caya: https://twitter.com/cayahere and https://instagram.com/caya_here Turn on notifications for the podcast & rate it a 5-star for new episodes. Sidebean makes documentaries about startups, tech, and their impact on society. It is a venture-backed company that helps other startups navigate the complicated road to success. They love to cover stories around business, startups, and tech, trying both to teach and entertain. Subscribe to Sidebean on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@slidebean/ Disclaimer: This podcast is an independently produced audio adaptation of content originally shared by Sidebean. It was created by a fan who appreciates Sidebean’s thoughtful storytelling and wanted to make these ideas more accessible for audio-focused listeners. This is not an official production of Sidebean, nor is it affiliated with or endorsed by the channel. All rights to the original video content belong to Sidebean. If you are a representative of Sidebean and have any questions or requests, please feel free to reach out. - ---------------------- ---- Keywords: tech society, tech entrepreneurship, tech analysis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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