letters of intent

also referred to as: loi

6 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Mar 4, 2016 by Nathan Latka · across every show →

Everything said about letters of intent, oldest first

Mar 4, 2016 negative
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Nathan Latka: Due Diligence Is the Graveyard Where Deals Fall Apart
“Between the LOI signing and the actual money being exchanged when the deal potentially closes, there's this big period of due diligence, and guys, this is like the graveyard. This is where deals fall apart.”
Nathan Latka Mar 4, 2016 ▶ 2:18 My Company Was Just Acquired, Here's Whats Next with Nathan Latka
Mar 4, 2016 positive
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Nathan Latka: Founders Must Maintain Alternative LOI Leverage During Due Diligence
“Due diligence is a pain in the butt, but look, you have to keep leverage when you're doing these deals, and I had a hundred percent confidence that if it fell through, we could very easily go back to one of the other companies who made an offer in one of their…”
Nathan Latka Mar 4, 2016 ▶ 3:24 My Company Was Just Acquired, Here's Whats Next with Nathan Latka
Nov 4, 2018 positive
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Klaff: Hard LOI Deadlines Are the Most Effective Forcing Function to Close
“I think the third and maybe the most important one is saying, hey, on this date, We're accepting LOIs, and beyond that, you're out, and we're moving forward with people who have crossed that threshold, right? And either submitted or signed up for ours, right? …”
Oren Klaff Nov 4, 2018 ▶ 13:42 1198 He's done $2b in Transaction Volume, Here's How he Pitches
Mar 5, 2019 neutral
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Latka: Issuing a letter of intent significantly hooks prospective buyers emotionally
“When I'm looking at buying companies, I know that once I issue an LOI, I'm significantly more invested. I've learned more about the CEO, the company financials, and the systems the team uses. I can still walk away, but it hurts more to walk away at that point.”
Nathan Latka Mar 5, 2019 ▶ 11:43 Capitalistbook.com: My SaaS book LIVE today ($6.5m Error)
May 3, 2022
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Bhaskaran: Term sheets and LOIs should simply state basic payment terms
“And LOI and term sheets are nothing but just, whatever you think, just write it down. It's not that complicated. Just write down, like, okay, this is how much I'm gonna pay right now, this is how much I'll pay in the future, and so on and so forth.”
Vivek Bhaskaran May 3, 2022 ▶ 13:13 He Acquired Companies through Whatsapp. Bootstrapped with $30m in revenue today.
May 3, 2022
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Bhaskaran: Diligence timeline extensions do not matter once an LOI is signed
“Once you're in LOI, like, you know, if it takes 30 days, nah, say 60 days, who cares, really, it just goes through.”
Vivek Bhaskaran May 3, 2022 ▶ 13:38 He Acquired Companies through Whatsapp. Bootstrapped with $30m in revenue today.
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