Startup Acquisitions

There is a lot less written about the startup acquisition process compared to raising money. The reason is there are a lot fewer acquisitions and many of the individuals involved are locked in by strong confidentiality agreements.

Below is a handpicked list of the best articles about the startup acquisition process, curated by StartupDigest, we could find to help you get the behind the scenes look on being acquired.

Should You Sell Your Company?
By Ben Horowitz

Ben walks you through 3 categories of acquisitions and how to think about selling a company in each.

Acquisitions: Pulling Back the Covers
By Ryan Junee

Ryan Junee’s firsthand account of his company Omnisio was bought by Google.

How to Value Your Company for Sale
By Jason Cohen

Bigger companies will want to buy yours to: stoke an sales channel, control a market, remove competition, hire key employees, build a similar product, or invest.

How to Sell Your Company
By Jacques Mattheij

Selling your company is a long process, not an instant.

How I Screwed Up My Google Acquisition
By Jason Roberts

Something as simple as email follow-up can be the difference between a successful exit and your competitor getting bought instead.

Founders look back at acquisitions by Google, AOL, Microsoft and more
By 37signals

Here’s a group of honest personal accounts of what going through the process is really like.

Startup M&A Availability Bias and What To Do About It
By Gabriel Weinberg

The startup which a potential buyer knows best will usually be the one it buys.

The inside story of a small software acquisition
By Rob Walling

Rob helps you think about what to look for when you’re buying a small software package.