Comments on: Hybrid VC: The Preemptive Buyout http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/ Ideation on economics, media, venture capital and startups Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Darren Herman - Marketing, Advertising, Media and Technology Blog » Blog Archive » links for 2008-02-27 http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-25640 Darren Herman - Marketing, Advertising, Media and Technology Blog » Blog Archive » links for 2008-02-27 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:24:57 +0000 http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/#comment-25640 [...] Leveraging Ideas В» Hybrid VC Model: The Preemptive Buyout: Sam Huleatt - Social Media, Venture Capi... A VC could then get in early enough to buyout the technology at a great price and swap out the team with a pre-assembled all-star team…. though this is not the business VC’s are in. (tags: venture capital rupture sam) [...] [...] Leveraging Ideas В» Hybrid VC Model: The Preemptive Buyout: Sam Huleatt – Social Media, Venture Capi… A VC could then get in early enough to buyout the technology at a great price and swap out the team with a pre-assembled all-star team…. though this is not the business VC’s are in. (tags: venture capital rupture sam) [...]

]]> By: Sam Huleatt http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-87750 Sam Huleatt Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:40:03 +0000 http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/#comment-87750 Hey Ralph!<br><br>Thanks for the info. I'll do some Google searches for this and post<br>the results in the comments.<br><br>How are you doing?<br><br>Sam<br><br>On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 5:50 AM, Disqus Hey Ralph!

Thanks for the info. I'll do some Google searches for this and post
the results in the comments.

How are you doing?

Sam

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 5:50 AM, Disqus

]]> By: Ralph http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-87699 Ralph Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:49:26 +0000 http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/#comment-87699 Hi Sam,<br>Safeguard Scientifics did something like this...invested, negotiated future buyout terms, brought in management if needed. They did Novell to very great success!<br>Best wishes, Ralph Hi Sam,
Safeguard Scientifics did something like this…invested, negotiated future buyout terms, brought in management if needed. They did Novell to very great success!
Best wishes, Ralph

]]> By: Sam Huleatt http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-43991 Sam Huleatt Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:40:03 +0000 http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/#comment-43991 Hey Ralph!<br><br>Thanks for the info. I'll do some Google searches for this and post<br>the results in the comments.<br><br>How are you doing?<br><br>Sam<br><br>On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 5:50 AM, Disqus Hey Ralph!

Thanks for the info. I'll do some Google searches for this and post
the results in the comments.

How are you doing?

Sam

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 5:50 AM, Disqus

]]> By: Sam Huleatt http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-87700 Sam Huleatt Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:40:03 +0000 http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/#comment-87700 Hey Ralph!<br><br>Thanks for the info. I'll do some Google searches for this and post<br>the results in the comments.<br><br>How are you doing?<br><br>Sam<br><br>On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 5:50 AM, Disqus Hey Ralph!

Thanks for the info. I'll do some Google searches for this and post
the results in the comments.

How are you doing?

Sam

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 5:50 AM, Disqus

]]> By: Ralph http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-43990 Ralph Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:49:26 +0000 http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/#comment-43990 Hi Sam,<br>Safeguard Scientifics did something like this...invested, negotiated future buyout terms, brought in management if needed. They did Novell to very great success!<br>Best wishes, Ralph Hi Sam,
Safeguard Scientifics did something like this…invested, negotiated future buyout terms, brought in management if needed. They did Novell to very great success!
Best wishes, Ralph

]]> By: Sam Huleatt http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-43989 Sam Huleatt Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:59:02 +0000 http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/#comment-43989 @ harshjshah Yes, never build a company with the intention of selling...although an exit strategy is pretty darn important these days especially since we are not in an IPO market.<br><br>That said, I was not suggesting that companies look to sell. I was suggesting that VC's look to acquire early. If a VC can get in before something launches they could get away with a steal<br><br><br>On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 8:10 PM, Disqus @ harshjshah Yes, never build a company with the intention of selling…although an exit strategy is pretty darn important these days especially since we are not in an IPO market.

That said, I was not suggesting that companies look to sell. I was suggesting that VC's look to acquire early. If a VC can get in before something launches they could get away with a steal

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 8:10 PM, Disqus

]]> By: harsh shah http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/comment-page-1/#comment-43988 harsh shah Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:09:21 +0000 http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/02/25/hybrid-vc-model-the-preemptive-buyout/#comment-43988 I've often read that if you are building a company with the intention to sell it, things might not work out as well as you would like it to. It also seems like a considerable amount of risk for one VC firm to expose itself to. I've often read that if you are building a company with the intention to sell it, things might not work out as well as you would like it to. It also seems like a considerable amount of risk for one VC firm to expose itself to.

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