Angel Quote by Basil Peters

“In the most successful exits, the company should be delivering its peak performance for the months leading up to the final price negotiations and…

— Basil Peters

“Every company needs an exit strategy and an exit plan. Ideally, the exit strategy should be agreed upon by the founders before the first…

— Basil Peters

“Exits are the least understood part of investing—as often by the investors themselves as by the entrepreneurs. This book is about the large number…

— Basil Peters

“Nobody can predict the future. We may be near the peak of the tech M&A market or the trend may last several more years.…

— Basil Peters

“It is highly desirable to have all the due diligence documents in the electronic data room before the rest of the selling process gathers…

— Basil Peters

“Built to flip' should not be a dirty phrase or unnatural act. I believe that to succeed today, entrepreneurs must not only aspire to…

— Basil Peters

“It's much easier to understand the pricing mechanisms for exit transactions if you look at it from the perspective of the professionals doing the…

— Basil Peters

“In the vast majority of exits where shareholders receive a good price for their company, there is an experienced business broker or M&A advisor.”

— Basil Peters

“VC bias toward swinging for the fences means companies that could have exited easily in the $20 to 30 million range will end up…

— Basil Peters

“From the time that all of the sales collateral is complete until the cash is in the bank, the exit process can take as…

— Basil Peters

“Exits are the best part of being an entrepreneur or investor. It’s when we get financially rewarded for all of the creativity, hard work,…

— Basil Peters

“Today, the optimum financial strategy for most technology entrepreneurs is to raise money from angels and plan an early exit to a large company…

— Basil Peters