Acqui Hire Questions

A good chunk of startups funded by top-tier VCs get "acqui-hired" rather than closed if it's clear they won't succeed.How do VCs get these "acqui-hires" done and avoid a complete loss? Is having...

Venture Capital Acquisition Acqui Hire

asked Mar 27 '14 at 19:26

Richard Albury
7 points

We are a bootstrapped company of three. Our primary competitor is interested in acquiring us (acqui-hire). How do we place a value on our startup? Since we don't have any revenues or a huge user...

Bootstrapped Company Acquisition Valuation Acqui Hire

asked May 15 '14 at 10:40

Angela Williams
7 points

I'm going to helping a friend try and sell a service of his which is completely free to users. It's a social media tool similar to ManageFlitter.He has a large number of active users. The service...

Acquisition Valuation Acqui Hire

asked Mar 5 '14 at 17:27

Violet Phillips
155 points

The startup I'm working for is likely to get acquired shortly. We get paid above market rates and it has been one of the reasons for low attrition here.Would an acquirer lower everyone's salary to...

Hiring Acquisition Salary Acqui Hire

asked Mar 3 '14 at 23:53

Clarine Nordberg
40 points