McBride: TripKit likely could have sold for more with earlier margin scrutiny
Grace McBride · Startup Acquisition Stories with Grace McBride, Founder of Lucia · Sep 20, 2022 · at 11:17
Grace McBride, founder of TripKit, discusses lessons learned from conducting financial due diligence prior to selling her company on MicroAcquire.
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“It would have benefited us when we were selling, so we could have sold for a higher price, probably if we had paid attention to that earlier”
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