Shop the deal. If the market value of your company is greater than your current terms, you'll find out. As a datapoint from Spolsky here he is talking about h

Shop the deal. If the market value of your company is greater than your current terms, you'll find out. As a datapoint from Spolsky here he is talking about his decision to shop the deal rather than taking the first offer. And keep in mind that his first offer was so called "smart money". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M09UrRooSVs?t=25m00s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M09UrRooSVs?t=25m00s