This highly reviewed webinar is geared to both entrepreneurs and investors. It will take place in one 3-hour session. This is a serious half day webinar, not a simple 1 hour overview and is primarily designed for founders and investors in startup to early revenue technology companies, seeking Seed or Series A stage funding.
Presenter: David Raffa
David recently led the sale of Victoria based Plurilock Solutions, a cybersecurity spin out of UVic (and solely angel funded), to Libby K Industries. The deal closed in September of this year and the valuation exceeded 10X revenues.
Exit Strategies and Executions
Description: This workshop is about designing and executing a successful exit, maximizing valuation and optimizing the terms. The workshop will cover how to run a structured process which generates multiple bidders. It will also highlight how mentors, angel investors and directors can contribute to the exit process.
Who should attend:
- Owners, Founders and Investors: to ensure you secure and maximize the return on your investment on an exit
- CEOs and CFOs: exits don't happen by accident, and they are suboptimal when not properly managed. Learn how to build your exit strategy and operational plan
Overview: The exit is the culmination and most important step in the lifecyle of investee company. Where angels finally secure a return on their hard work and high risk investments. So it must be achieved in a timely fashion, and on the best terms and highest valuation possible.
This module will cover a wide range of tips and techniques, hard-won from the experience of angels and entrepreneurs who have gone before, to ensure a successful exit for angel investments. A systematic approach will be presented in which the exit strategy becomes a key driver in all ongoing business and strategic decision-making, including those which are well before the process itself. The workshop will cover the process from early in consideration, through the prep and go to market stages, and include a discussion of LOIs and how to manage the deal through to closing.
Why attend? The Exits Execution workshop provides the knowledge and resources to maximize the probability of completing a successful exit, while ensuring the terms and valuation are optimized.