Ian Blair: Venture-backed founders must provide shareholder liquidity by year ten
Ian Blair · How Ian Blair Jumped From Building Apps to Selling Laundry Sauce With Acquire.com · Nov 20, 2024 · at 9:09
BuildFire founder Ian Blair explains his decision to sell BuildFire after ten years of building the company alongside developing his e-commerce brand Laundry Sauce.
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“When you raise capital, I mean, at a certain point, you have to return capital to shareholders. So You know, kind of around the 10 year mark, you know, they're looking for liquidity.”
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