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YC companies have a ready market of potential buyers because of pg's credibility. Building-to-sell would be significantly riskier and less strategically sound f
by jpeterson 18y ago
YC companies have a ready market of potential buyers because of pg's credibility. Building-to-sell would be significantly riskier and less strategically sound for a non-YC company.
- pg 18y agoActually I don't think corporate M&A guys are the least bit influenced by YC. Investors are, somewhat, but not acquirers.
- ivankirigin 18y agoWhy not? Do you think this will change?
- pg 18y agoInvestors are driven by optimism. M&A guys are as brutally pragmatic as sharks. Neither one is intrinsically more right than the other; they're just two different kinds of people.
- skmurphy 18y agoAcquirers are looking for synergies that they can see with their current business (which they know well). Investors are looking at a range of possible exits and may be more open to possibilities. Firms like the Corum Group http://www.corumgroup.com/ http://www.corumgroup.com/ specialize in software mergers and acquisition and offer a great "Selling Up, Selling Out" conference that's worth attending.