Andrew Gazdecki (MicroAcquire): How to Sell Your Startup

pThere is a dearth of good advice on how to sell or exit your startup. Most people use outdated slogans like “companies are bought, not sold” but offer little practical advice to navigate a daunting Mamp;A process. Andrew has sold two software companies previously, and now is building MicroAcquire, the founder-friendly marketplace for selling startups. He shares everything he knows about selling companies./ppbr/ppstrongKey Takeaways:/strong/pp[1:17] Andrew talks about Bizness Apps—his first company—and the experience of being a founder/pp[3:01] What selling his first company was like for Andrew/pp[4:09] Paths available to folks considering selling their startup outside huge IPOs and unicorn acquisitions/pp[6:25] What does it take to sell the company?/pp[8:35] The role of marketing in telling the story of your company for someone else to believe in and buy the company/pp[10:39] Addressing myths about selling, and the reality that founders arent trained to sell their businesses/pp[16:03] Understanding why you want to sell, and setting it up for success/pp[18:33] What is MicroAcquire, and how can startup founders leverage the service?/ppbr/ppstrongMentioned in this episode:/strong/ppa href=https://openviewpartners.com/newsletter/#.YfRAM-rMIuU rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankSign up for OpenViews weekly newsletter/a/ppa href=https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/ rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankAndrew Gazdecki, CEO of MicroAcquire/a/ppa href=https://microacquire.com/ rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankMicroAcquire/a/ppSubscribe tostrongnbsp;/stronga href=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaVvQTEaCyt2bbkoAh7wPyg rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankBlake Bartlett on YouTube/a./ppPodcast produced bynbsp;a href=https://openviewpartners.com/ rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankOpenView/a./ppView ournbsp;a href=https://openviewpartners.com/blog rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankblognbsp;/afor more context/inspiration./ppa href=https://www.linkedin.com/company/openview-/ rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankOpenView on Linkedin/a/ppa href=https://twitter.com/openviewventure rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankOpenView on Twitter/a/ppa href=https://www.instagram.com/openviewventure/ rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankOpenView on Instagram/a/ppa href=https://www.facebook.com/OpenViewVenture/ rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankOpenView on Facebook/a/p