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Customize every outreach 🗣️

Feb 14, 2024

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7 min read

Customize every outreach 🗣️

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

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
You are part of the package 🤝

Feb 7, 2024

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7 min read

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

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7 min read

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

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5 min read

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

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4 min read

Predicting the market 🤔

Use market expertise and foresight to make strategic decisions.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Make the meeting personal 🤝

Jan 10, 2024

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4 min read

Make the meeting personal 🤝

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

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Use hard numbers 🔢

Jan 4, 2024

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5 min read

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

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5 min read

When to seek funding 💸

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

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Make yourself replaceable

Dec 20, 2023

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5 min read

Make yourself replaceable

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

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Creating competition 🤼

Dec 13, 2023

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5 min read

Creating competition 🤼

Making strategic partnerships to provide leverage during negotiations.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
The tough decisions 🤔

Dec 6, 2023

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5 min read

The tough decisions 🤔

Navigating a major acquisition with a co-founder.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
Succession plan decisions 🤝

Nov 29, 2023

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7 min read

Succession plan decisions 🤝

Ensure that what's important to you is factored into the plan.

Brian Dukes
Brian Dukes
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