Reading Suggestions

Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors (But Maybe Not Venture Capitalists)

Peters, Basil. Canada: Meteor Bytes Data Management 2009. 184 pages, 15 chapters.
Seeking exit strategies? Early Exits is written by a successful angel and venture capitalist. This must-read guide for angel investors and entrepreneurs provides comprehensive, practical and useful instructions on taking your leave. Exits are the least understood part of investing and entrepreneurship. Little has been written about exits – the emphasis is always on starting, financing and growing. Peters has written a timely and important book that offers support on the often neglected need to plan for your exit.

Purchase & Sale of Privately Held Businesses

Wayne Albo, Adam Bryk, Andrew Pigott. 2000. 16 chapters.
The third edition of this resourceful book provides readers with a balanced perspective on the dynamics of the purchase and sale process. The book takes the stance that the buyer and the seller are engaged in a zero-sum game negotiation and are best served when they work toward a fair accommodation of each other’s mutual interest.