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28. What You Must Know for a Successful Exit, with VC Investors & Acquisition Experts (PART 2 of 2)
28. What You Must Know for a Successful Exit, with VC Investors & Acquisition Experts (PART 2 of 2)
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67 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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Join us for part 2 of 2. Part 1 is last week!
What do a billion-dollar VC investor, a serial entrepreneur and an M&A integration specialist have in common?
HINT: They invest in people, not businesses.
Today we're joined by three expert guests:
Sarah Chen Spellings
Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Beyond the Billion, the world’s first and largest global consortium supporting women-founded companies. In under 2 years, the fund has deployed +$638M to 800 female-founded companies, with 11 recognised as unicorns.
Simon Berger
Founding Partner of IM2 Group in 2002, Rendezvous Exhibitions in 1994 and Intermedia Exhibitions & Conferences in 1997. Building and selling 26 exhibitions and conferences around the world, Simon Berger continues to invest in creative business opportunities and offers consultancy and M&A services to industry players.
Melissa Carson
After 25 years with several high-performing organisations including Accenture, where she supported M&A integration from a people perspective, Melissa founded Canopy Solutions. As Founder, People Strategist and Leadership Advisor she works with clients ranging from small non-profits to scaling technology companies, all with a common goal of ensuring that they have aligned their business and people strategies to drive growth.
Join the conversation as we uncover EXACTLY what investors are looking for in 2023, how you can secure funding, and grow your business to exit. We discuss:
What investors look for in a business
What investors look for in entrepreneurs and leaders
The red flags that will lose you the deal
The role of People & Culture in securing investment
Overcoming bias in the world of business and investment
4 expert tips and a mountain of resources
This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Stay tuned!
Resources
Connect with Sarah Chen-Spellings
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahchenglobal/
Website: sarah-chen.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahchenglobal/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahChenGlobal
Listen to Billion Dollar Moves, our sibling show on the HubSpot Podcast Network:
beyondthebillion.com and https://sarah-chen.com/billion-dollar-episodes/
Connect with Simon Berger
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-berger-18b5a34/
Website & Newsletter: makeadifference.events
Events: https://madworldsummit.com/ / https://www.watercoolerevent.com/
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/MADSummits / https://twitter.com/watercoolerevnt
Connect with Melissa Carson
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissaridercarson/
Website: https://canopystrategies.co/
Read More From the News Round-up
What is a Hush Trip?
https://fortune.com/2023/02/06/what-is-hush-trip-new-workplace-trend/
Amazon Return to the Office:
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/andy-jassy-update-on-amazon-return-to-office
Blinkist
Read more at: https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/us-investors-berlin-startup?utm_source=cpp
More From Truth, Lies & Workplace Culture
Take part in our latest leadership research:
https://forms.gle/H654QD4nEgAjd4La9
Listen back to Truth & Lies for more on:
The Truth Behind Britain’s Healthiest Workplaces:
https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/britains-healthiest-workplace-winners-2022
The Secret to Building Great Teams:
https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/psychological-safety
Is WFH Dead?
https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/work-from-home-cost-of-living-crisis
Connect with Al and Leanne
Connect with Al on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thisisalelliott/
Connect with Leanne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meetleanne
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truthlieswork/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/truthlieswork
Email: podcast@oblonghq.com
What do a billion-dollar VC investor, a serial entrepreneur and an M&A integration specialist have in common?
HINT: They invest in people, not businesses.
Today we're joined by three expert guests:
Sarah Chen Spellings
Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Beyond the Billion, the world’s first and largest global consortium supporting women-founded companies. In under 2 years, the fund has deployed +$638M to 800 female-founded companies, with 11 recognised as unicorns.
Simon Berger
Founding Partner of IM2 Group in 2002, Rendezvous Exhibitions in 1994 and Intermedia Exhibitions & Conferences in 1997. Building and selling 26 exhibitions and conferences around the world, Simon Berger continues to invest in creative business opportunities and offers consultancy and M&A services to industry players.
Melissa Carson
After 25 years with several high-performing organisations including Accenture, where she supported M&A integration from a people perspective, Melissa founded Canopy Solutions. As Founder, People Strategist and Leadership Advisor she works with clients ranging from small non-profits to scaling technology companies, all with a common goal of ensuring that they have aligned their business and people strategies to drive growth.
Join the conversation as we uncover EXACTLY what investors are looking for in 2023, how you can secure funding, and grow your business to exit. We discuss:
What investors look for in a business
What investors look for in entrepreneurs and leaders
The red flags that will lose you the deal
The role of People & Culture in securing investment
Overcoming bias in the world of business and investment
4 expert tips and a mountain of resources
This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Stay tuned!
Resources
Connect with Sarah Chen-Spellings
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahchenglobal/
Website: sarah-chen.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahchenglobal/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahChenGlobal
Listen to Billion Dollar Moves, our sibling show on the HubSpot Podcast Network:
beyondthebillion.com and https://sarah-chen.com/billion-dollar-episodes/
Connect with Simon Berger
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-berger-18b5a34/
Website & Newsletter: makeadifference.events
Events: https://madworldsummit.com/ / https://www.watercoolerevent.com/
Twitter: - https://twitter.com/MADSummits / https://twitter.com/watercoolerevnt
Connect with Melissa Carson
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissaridercarson/
Website: https://canopystrategies.co/
Read More From the News Round-up
What is a Hush Trip?
https://fortune.com/2023/02/06/what-is-hush-trip-new-workplace-trend/
Amazon Return to the Office:
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/andy-jassy-update-on-amazon-return-to-office
Blinkist
Read more at: https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/us-investors-berlin-startup?utm_source=cpp
More From Truth, Lies & Workplace Culture
Take part in our latest leadership research:
https://forms.gle/H654QD4nEgAjd4La9
Listen back to Truth & Lies for more on:
The Truth Behind Britain’s Healthiest Workplaces:
https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/britains-healthiest-workplace-winners-2022
The Secret to Building Great Teams:
https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/psychological-safety
Is WFH Dead?
https://truthliesandwork.com/episodes/work-from-home-cost-of-living-crisis
Connect with Al and Leanne
Connect with Al on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thisisalelliott/
Connect with Leanne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meetleanne
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truthlieswork/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/truthlieswork
Email: podcast@oblonghq.com
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Mar 1, 2023
Format:
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