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I'm sure the OP doesn't want to get his start-up acquired, well atleast that is what I'm hoping, to beat the guys in the market he needs to provide some key fea

I'm sure the OP doesn't want to get his start-up acquired, well atleast that is what I'm hoping, to beat the guys in the market he needs to provide some key features that can set him aside from his competitors. Why won't people go out and create Groupon Clones and sell them to Groupon for millions of dollars? - Because Groupon has a key acquiring strategy they use, and a lot of other start-ups use. They look at the key features that Groupon doesn't have, then they look at their market and get term sheets ready.

ig1 15y ago
Acquisition is the primary exit route of startups, only a very very tiny minority of startups going the IPO route. Despite me giving a list of Groupon clones who Groupon have acquired you seem to have missed the point. Groupon enters new markets by acquiring the leading player in the local market, it's absolutely not about features but rather about market share.