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> [Companies are bought for their revenue, customer base, technology, or people. A few great companies offer all of these, but any valuable business offers one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/companies-are-bought-for-their-revenue-customer-base-technology-or/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/margaret-heffernan-6923_any_companies-are-bought-for-their-revenue-c_7503.jpg)

> [Companies are bought not sold, an investment banker told me that once and it is very true. Basically what it means is you can't control selling your company, you can only sell it if somebody wants to buy it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-kan/companies-are-bought-not-sold-an-investment-banker-told-me-that-once/)

[Justin Kan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-kan/)

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