Acquisition Questions

I work as a software engineer at Big Software Company X, and have been hacking away on the side at my own mobile app for the past 2 years, which is publicly available. It does decently well,...

Acquisition

asked Feb 7 '11 at 13:22

Anon
228 points

I'm looking to buy a website on Flippa that is likely going to sell for $200K+.I don't have the resources to buy this website with my own money. What other ways can I "fund" buying this website?Is...

Resources Acquisition Capital Money Flippa

asked Aug 4 '14 at 20:41

Noah Bruggeman
14 points

When buying websites on Flippa, what is the key information I should do due diligence on?Also, isn't it possible to fake Google Analytics traffic fairly easily? Not just by modifying a screenshot,...

Acquisition Purchasing Due Diligence Flippa

asked Apr 13 '14 at 13:11

Kelly Harden
11 points

I have a small ecommerce store which generates a profit ($200K to $300K a year) that someone would like to purchase. The value of the deal isn't huge, it's just 1.5x the yearly multiple. As such,...

Ecommerce Legal Acquisition Lawyer

asked May 29 '14 at 16:30

Zachary Masten
12 points

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

What are some strategies and tips to reduce customer acquisition costs? Lets assume you have found that SEO, PPC, display ads, and lead generation are the four channels that work best for you. How...

Marketing Strategy Customers Acquisition Costs

asked May 13 '14 at 14:41

Heather Thomas
19 points

I have a free trivia app that I launched about three years ago, which generates about $90K in revenue each year. My costs are very little and most of it is profit. The only real cost is my time to...

Acquisition Apps Selling Business App Store Ios

asked Mar 29 '14 at 01:10

User32788
74 points

I'm looking to sell a website and wondering if it's legal for a competitor to pose as a buyer to get detailed insight of how my business operates?i.e. If they have no intention of buying the...

Legal Acquisition Competitors

asked Mar 11 '14 at 10:10

Richard Clark
110 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

I sold a popular site on Flippa and the new owner has completely screwed the site up by splattering it with ads everywhere.I used to be proud of saying I founded that site and now I'm ashamed to...

Acquisition

asked Mar 4 '14 at 12:05

Oscar Bennett
35 points

I am looking to sell a property of mine on Flippa and all potential buyers mention they would need to do due diligence.What things does someone acquiring your company check? Is there a list of...

Acquisition Due Diligence Flippa

asked Feb 28 '14 at 10:56

Brandee Dickson
10 points

Lets presume I'm going to sell my company for $1 million. Would it be normal for the acquirer to want to only pay $500K in cash and the other $500K after 1-3 years of being employed by them? In...

Acquisition Vesting

asked Feb 14 '14 at 02:46

User30124
1 point

Let's say you join a small (< 50) hot startup. A month or two after you start, they end up getting acquired for $1 billion. As an employee that just started would you receive any of that money?...

Equity Employees Acquisition

asked Nov 15 '13 at 06:13

Wwwuser
125 points

Are there any examples where converting a paid service to a free service caused issues for subscribers? Imagine a startup with a paid service, that is acquired by a large corp who lacks a...

Subscriptions Business Model Acquisition Free

asked Aug 21 '13 at 22:49

New Alexandria
221 points

I am a software developer half-way through the design and prototyping of what I believe will be a very successful new software product. Soon I will begin development, and am currently planning on...

Getting Started Business Plan Acquisition Business Process

asked May 6 '13 at 12:02

Ticket Monster
126 points

My company is being acquired by a public company (both US based). When we were all hired, our employment contracts stated we'd be granted x number of stock options. I'll say 250,000. That was 3...

Venture Capital Acquisition Stock Options

asked Jan 15 '13 at 03:53

User23535
28 points

In the early stages, the consensus in advice seems to be: Building an MVP: Use whatever is quickest. After you've got product market fit: Use whatever the team knows best/is best for the medium...

Acquisition

asked Sep 18 '12 at 23:40

User19712
6 points

Our company is a small, Eastern European outsourcing firm, focusing on PHP, .NET, and mobile development projects). As our company is trying to get off the ground, and since we don't have much...

Sales Employees Acquisition Clients

asked May 27 '12 at 18:51

Davey Boy
55 points