Tech Talk Tuesday: The Entrepreneurial Finish Line
Successful Exit Strategies
Location
Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag
Bay Colony Corporate Center, North Entrance
1000 Winter Street - Suite 4000
Waltham, MA 02451
Date/Time
April 27, 2010 7:30AM–9:30AM
Description
Many things are required to make a successful venture-backed technology company: a strong, yet flexible management team, a large market opportunity, a must-have product, adequate financing, a viable business plan and top-quality professional advisors, to name a few. But these ingredients by themselves are not enough to ensure success. A company also needs a well-conceived exit strategy, tailored to its particular circumstances.
In this T3, a panel of seasoned entrepreneurs and M&A professionals will share their knowledge, experience and insight about how best to fashion an appropriate exit strategy.
Topics to be discussed:
- Strategies for aligning the interests of various stakeholders, including investors, management and employees
- Determining the optimal time to sell the business
- Steps than can be taken now to facilitate a sale in the future
- Strategies for building mindshare with potential acquirors before initiating the sale process
- What to look for in an investment banker
Speakers:
- Tom Burgess, Serial Entrepreneur
- Jim Saalfield, Managing General Partner, Still River Funds
- Rick Briggs, Managing Director, Consiliium Partners LLC
Moderator:
- David Pierson, Partner, Foley Hoag LLP