5 Tips to Help Successfully Sell Your Startup

Back in 2000, I had one of the most disastrous exits from a startup—Internet Direct. It was so bad, when I went through the drive-through at McDonald’s afterward, the girl at the window said, “I think I saw you on the news last night.”

Not the way you want to be recognized!

I share the full, gruesome details in my book, Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. but suffice it to say. while I lost 98% of my wealth in the company’s downfall, I gained a wealth of knowledge about what not to do in an exit.

Continue reading Colin C. Campbell’s Article on Forbes to learn his successful exit strategies!

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