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Re:Ask HN: Early startup valuation for acquihire? on Sunday July 12, 2015 @05:32PM (#9875056)

I had a great chat with pbiggar so for now I think I just need to digest it all for a bit. Thank you for offering, though!

Re:Ask HN: Early startup valuation for acquihire? on Sunday July 12, 2015 @03:34PM (#9874603)

We've discussed that at length and are committed to meeting our crowdfunding obligations to the full satisfaction of our backers.

Re:Ask HN: Early startup valuation for acquihire? on Sunday July 12, 2015 @03:00PM (#9874483)

I believe they have $1M-$2M.

I don't have advisors. Thank you very much for offering to help! I'll send you an email.

Re:Ask HN: Early startup valuation for acquihire? on Sunday July 12, 2015 @02:54PM (#9874472)

Thank you for that feedback. "Walk Away Before" and BATNA seem easiest to figure out, so maybe I'll start by determining that.

My company is just me. They have 4 founders and will be hiring 5-10 people soon.

Both companies had successful crowdfunding campaigns but neither is shipping a product yet.

Re:Ask HN: Early startup valuation for acquihire? on Sunday July 12, 2015 @02:46PM (#9874440)

I probably explained that poorly. What I meant was that our products are so similar, and vision so aligned, that we have already independently developed many of the same technologies.

Ask HN: Early startup valuation for acquihire?

Posted by etsll on Sunday July 12, 2015 @12:38PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've been bootstrapping a company by myself and have gotten some traction but it is still very early. Now another early stage company in the same space is interested in purchasing my company. Their primary interest is in getting me on the team, (and I suspect eliminating future competition) not the product or technology per se.They're better funded and I'm getting tired of working by myself, so...

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