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This is great advice, but what I would want to know is this: As a small startup, how do you get yourself noticed by the big fish? If you're bootstrapped and h
by aditya 17y ago
This is great advice, but what I would want to know is this:
As a small startup, how do you get yourself noticed by the big fish?
If you're bootstrapped and have a decent amount of traction an early payout might be a great idea, but you can't exactly cold call Google and ask them to buy you out... Does this just happen automatically as a side-effect of traction (and press coverage?) or are there strategic things a startup can do to get to that point where BigCo flies them out and gives them fuckyou money?
- webwright 17y ago"Does this just happen automatically as a side-effect of traction (and press coverage?)" Yes. It's an old axiom: "Companies get bought-- they don't get sold". If you are putting yourself on the auction block, it hurts your negotiating power-- it's best if they approach you. Press helps here. OBVIOUS traction is good too (tech blogs love to write about growth). And, finding ways to get in front of corp-dev guys at the at Goog/etc. is good too. This is why investors are handy.