{"id":2581,"date":"2023-07-28T12:19:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T12:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/kevin-campbell\/?p=2581"},"modified":"2024-01-16T22:06:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T22:06:00","slug":"would-you-risk-10-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/kevin-campbell\/would-you-risk-10-million-for-a-chance-at-100-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Would You Risk $10 Million for a Chance at $100 million?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2582 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/kevin-campbell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/07\/Exit-Planning-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/kevin-campbell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/07\/Exit-Planning-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/kevin-campbell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/07\/Exit-Planning-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/kevin-campbell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/07\/Exit-Planning-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/kevin-campbell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/07\/Exit-Planning-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/kevin-campbell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/07\/Exit-Planning.jpeg 1584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><strong>How do you know the right time to sell your company?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>One answer to this age-old question is that the time to sell is when someone else is willing to invest more in your business than you are.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When you start a business, nobody is willing to invest in its success more than you. You\u2019ve already worked a 40-hour week by Wednesday and, if you\u2019re like most founders, you\u2019ve invested a big chunk of your liquid assets to get your business going.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019re All In<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the early days, you are willing to risk your business on a new strategy because the business is pretty much worthless. As the Bob Dylan lyric goes,\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cWhen\u00a0you ain&#8217;t got\u00a0nothing,\u00a0you got nothing to lose.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As your business grows and becomes more valuable, you may find yourself becoming more conservative, unwilling to risk the equity you have created inside your business on your next big idea.\u00a0You have reached a point where someone else may be willing to risk more time and money for your business than you are.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Case in Point<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David Will is the founder of Peach New Media, which he started back in 2000 as a reseller of web conferencing. In the early days, Will changed his business strategy frequently, trying to find an idea with legs. After a number of pivots, he landed on selling learning management software to associations.<\/p>\n<p>The business grew nicely and by 2015 Peach New Media had 40 employees and then received an attractive acquisition offer from a large private equity company. Will was conflicted. He loved his business and\u00a0treasured the team he had built. At the same time, the acquirer was offering him a life-changing check.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Will realized that he had become somewhat more conservative as his business had grown and the potential acquirer was willing to make a big bet on integrating Peach New Media into another one of its acquisitions. Will realized he had reached a point where his appetite for risk in his own business was lower than his potential acquirer\u2019s. Will decided to sell.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When To Sell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The point where a buyer is willing to risk more than you are happens at a different stage for everyone. Let\u2019s say you have a business worth $1 million today. Would you be willing to risk the entire thing on a new strategy for a shot at making it a $10 million company? Many entrepreneurs would take that bet.<\/p>\n<p>Now imagine you have a company worth $10 million and your business represents the bulk of your net worth. Most would argue $10 million is life-changing money. Would you be willing to risk your entire company for a chance to make it a $100 million company? The marginal utility of an\u00a0extra\u00a0$90 million is minimal\u2014we all only need so many cars\u2014but the risk is significant. Fewer owners would bet $10 million for a chance at $100 million.<\/p>\n<p>What if your business was worth $100 million? Would you risk it all for a long shot at becoming a billion-dollar company? It is hard to imagine any one person betting $100 million dollars on anything, but if you\u2019re the CEO of a billion-dollar corporation with ambitious growth goals, $100 million is a bet you may be willing to make.<\/p>\n<p>When someone else is willing to invest more in your business than you are, it may be time for your company to find a new owner.\u00a0<strong>Having your company ready when that time comes is crucial to a successful exit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you know the right time to sell your company? One answer to this age-old question is that the time to sell is when someone else is willing to invest more in your business than you are. When you start a business, nobody is willing to invest in its success more than you. 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