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#30 - How to get your startup acquired by a Fortune 500 company, with Craig Walker
Startup life is definitely not a straight line, but it can be a very rewarding one. Entrepreneur Craig Walker visits the Shontavia Show to talk about his experience starting, growing, and selling his startup, Vidistar. Craig founded Vidistar in 2004 out of a need to test his unborn child's growth and development, and the company was ultimately acquired in 2018 by Hitachi Healthcare Americas Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi.
Craig walks through the early days of his startup, including working full-time to build it, agonizing over the decision to quit his full-time job, and building a successful company that attracted a buyer.
If you've ever wondered how startup acquisitions work, this is the episode for you!
// Show Highlights
04:37 How entrepreneur Craig Walker came up with the idea for his startup company
07:16 How Craig went from idea to company
09:29 How Craig used his full-time, professional career to support his entrepreneurial endeavors
10:48 When Craig decided to quit his full-time job and work full-time on his startup
12:00 How Craig grew his company exponentially year over year
13:07 How Craig found good mentors while he was building his company
16:42 How Craig sold his startup, Vidistar, to Hitachi
18:44 How Craig and his team decided which inventions to patent
23:51 Craig's advice to new founders and people who want to build startups
// Show Notes
Hitachi to Expand its Clinical Reporting and Analytics for Diagnostic Imaging with the Acquisition of VidiStar: https://www.hitachi.us/press/hitachi-to-expand-its-clinical-reporting-and-analytics-for-diagnostic-imaging-with-the-acquisition-of-vidistar
Hitachi affiliate’s acquisition of Greenville-based Vidistar a ‘win-win’: https://upstatebusinessjournal.com/tech-design/hitachi-affiliates-acquisition-greenville-based-vidistar-win-win/
SC Launch: https://www.scra.org/how-sc-launch-works/
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By Shontavia JohnsonStartup life is definitely not a straight line, but it can be a very rewarding one. Entrepreneur Craig Walker visits the Shontavia Show to talk about his experience starting, growing, and selling his startup, Vidistar. Craig founded Vidistar in 2004 out of a need to test his unborn child's growth and development, and the company was ultimately acquired in 2018 by Hitachi Healthcare Americas Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi.
Craig walks through the early days of his startup, including working full-time to build it, agonizing over the decision to quit his full-time job, and building a successful company that attracted a buyer.
If you've ever wondered how startup acquisitions work, this is the episode for you!
// Show Highlights
04:37 How entrepreneur Craig Walker came up with the idea for his startup company
07:16 How Craig went from idea to company
09:29 How Craig used his full-time, professional career to support his entrepreneurial endeavors
10:48 When Craig decided to quit his full-time job and work full-time on his startup
12:00 How Craig grew his company exponentially year over year
13:07 How Craig found good mentors while he was building his company
16:42 How Craig sold his startup, Vidistar, to Hitachi
18:44 How Craig and his team decided which inventions to patent
23:51 Craig's advice to new founders and people who want to build startups
// Show Notes
Hitachi to Expand its Clinical Reporting and Analytics for Diagnostic Imaging with the Acquisition of VidiStar: https://www.hitachi.us/press/hitachi-to-expand-its-clinical-reporting-and-analytics-for-diagnostic-imaging-with-the-acquisition-of-vidistar
Hitachi affiliate’s acquisition of Greenville-based Vidistar a ‘win-win’: https://upstatebusinessjournal.com/tech-design/hitachi-affiliates-acquisition-greenville-based-vidistar-win-win/
SC Launch: https://www.scra.org/how-sc-launch-works/
// Internet + Social Media
Website: https://shontavia.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShontaviaJEsq
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shontaviajesq/
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