Investment Management, Staged Financing, and Exits
Introduction
In this chapter, we discuss the “post investment” period that begins with the signing of the deal agreement and concludes with a liquidity event or exit. Upon signing of the agreement, the entrepreneur and investor now share a common purpose of building business value toward a future profitable exit. This shared vision should influence most business decisions—whether they are about customers, recruiting new team members, or forming strategic partnerships—and should be revisited regularly.
A key challenge for the entrepreneur and business angel (BA) investor in the post investment period relates to “aligned ...
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