Btw, before I forget: - Counteroffer. Seriously. - If you're profitable and can keep on going, make this -very- transparent to the people approaching you. - "

Btw, before I forget: - Counteroffer. Seriously. - If you're profitable and can keep on going, make this -very- transparent to the people approaching you. - "No deal is better than a bad deal" is very true. Make sure the deal makes you happy. - Having an experienced negotiator along is going to make this a lot less nerve-wrecking. Try finding one, somehow.