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Follow your business plan
Feb 28, 2024

Follow your business plan

Even a team with multiple Ivy League MBAs can get off track.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Be patient, even if you have offers
Feb 21, 2024

Be patient, even if you have offers

Make sure your company is ready before considering a sale.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Customize every outreach 🗣️
Feb 14, 2024

Customize every outreach 🗣️

Advice from someone who’s been through 6 funding rounds.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
You are part of the package 🤝
Feb 07, 2024

You are part of the package 🤝

It’s not just about your assets, but about the overall fit.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Focus on the execution
Jan 31, 2024

Focus on the execution

“An idea is only as good as how well you can execute it.”

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Know the buyer’s narrative 🧏🏻‍♀️
Jan 24, 2024

Know the buyer’s narrative 🧏🏻‍♀️

Understanding the optics is a key to the negotiating process.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Predicting the market 🤔
Jan 17, 2024

Predicting the market 🤔

Use market expertise and foresight to make strategic decisions.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Make the meeting personal 🤝
Jan 10, 2024

Make the meeting personal 🤝

To better understand your potential buyer, try to meet them in person.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Use hard numbers 🔢
Jan 04, 2024

Use hard numbers 🔢

Know your financial metrics and the stats that highlight your company’s value.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
When to seek funding 💸
Dec 27, 2023

When to seek funding 💸

Make sure your goals, business model and funding situation match.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Make yourself replaceable
Dec 20, 2023

Make yourself replaceable

Danielle Simpson and Arvid Kahl’s 7-figure exit.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Creating competition 🤼
Dec 13, 2023

Creating competition 🤼

Making strategic partnerships to provide leverage during negotiations.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
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