Crafting the Exit Plan that Helps Startup Investors Say Yes
Our Guest: Todd McWhirter has been an investor in startups for 18 years. During this time he has analyzed more than 300 startups, raising more than $13 million for both his and others’ ideas. This adventure has brought him both devastating failure and wild success. Your Host: Nate Warren is the host of the Business Planning Expert series and a marketing/advertising/PR writer and editor with more than 25 years of experience across newspapers, startups and agencies. If the investors do not understand and believe that they will get out the back door, they will never, ever enter the front door. A compelling exit strategy could be the pivotal key to getting the money you need to fund your startup. Showing investors that you’ve thought through this critical step increases their confidence and boosts your odds of getting funded. Join Denver-based angel investor Todd McWhirter, who has analyzed more than 300 startups and raised more than $13 million for both his and others’ ideas over the last 18 years. He’ll show you why your exit strategy is important, walk you through the major types of exit strategies and reveal how you can make yours attractive to investors.
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Crafting the Exit Plan that Helps Startup Investors Say Yes
- 1. Crafting the Exit Plan that Helps Startup Investors Say “Yes” Todd McWhirter Angel Investor
- 2. Presenters Our Guest Todd McWhirter has been an investor in startups for 18 years. During this time he has analyzed more than 300 startups, raising more than $13 million for both his and others’ ideas. This adventure has brought him both devastating failure and wild success. Your Host Nate Warren is the host of the Business Planning Expert series and a marketing/advertising/PR writer and editor with more than 25 years of experience across newspapers, startups and agencies.
- 3. Your Exit Strategy Requires Detail and Realism: If the investors do not understand and believe that they will get out the back door, they will never, ever enter the front door.
- 4. Types of Exits (How Investors Make Money) 1. Dividends 2. Sale of company 3. Stock buyback 4. Going public © CBM Confidential
- 5. Dividends • Appeals to many investors • Detailed and credible expense and revenue projections • “Same Page” philosophy is a must • Enables all other exit scenarios © CBM Confidential
- 6. Selling the Company • A focus on detail and profit in pro forma to attract buyers • Comparable sales in your arena • Sell your team and your board: Investors are more interested in this than your big idea © CBM Confidential
- 7. Stock Buybacks • Can be good for niche investments • ROI vs. risk (some exceptions apply) • Natural conflict of interest © CBM Confidential
- 8. Going Public PROS • Prestige and awareness • Potentially massive ROI • Attract top talent, partners and money • Cash for acquisitions or scaling strategy CONS • Not for first-time entrepreneurs • Stock performance risks • Surrender control • High level of scrutiny © CBM Confidential
- 9. Our Guest Today Todd E. McWhirter Managing Partner Oldham Beckley Investment Group http://linkd.in/1DKqWJX
- 10. Center for Business Modeling View the entire Business Planning Expert Series https://www.centerforbusinessmodeling/expert-series/ Have a topic or a guest you’d like to see? Email us at info@centerforbusinessmodeling.com