venture-backed startups

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 16, 2022 by Joe Speiser · across every show →

Everything said about venture-backed startups, oldest first

Aug 16, 2022 bearish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Startups that raised $40M will sell for $1M-$2M within 12 months
“And then the other thing I'm looking for is I'm waiting for that like company that raised 30, forty million dollars and now burned through it all, but built an amazing piece of tech to go and micro acquire and sell for a million or two. Like, It's inevitable. …”
Joe Speiser Aug 16, 2022 ▶ 20:32 Startup Acquisition Stories with Joe Speiser - Partner at HamptonVC
Feb 27, 2024 neutral
Insight
Schroter: Most startup acquisitions are not bought with upfront cash
“Most of these companies don't get bought with just a big check cash on the barrel head.”
Will Schroter Feb 27, 2024 ▶ 51:25 Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast with Wil Schroter, Founder of Startups.com
Feb 27, 2024
Insight
Schroter: Cash-poor startups get abandoned despite having valuable assets
“When a startup runs out of cash, everybody kind of runs for the hills. The founders are like in a broken cap table where they have no upside, so like, hey, I'm out of here. The investor is like, well, hey, there's no one to run it, and there's no money, so we'…”
Will Schroter Feb 27, 2024 ▶ 4:25 Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast with Wil Schroter, Founder of Startups.com
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