So don’t do obviously dumb things like talk about potential acquirers in a seed round pitch - that will suggest you’re not trying to build a really big company.
Question, should one talk about potential acquirers - specifically, those you have offers from - at any point during fundraising?
Acquisition offers are a great external validation of both your product and the market you're in. So my take is that it's a very positive thing to talk about any potential acquisition offers, as long as you stress that that's not your end game.
Take for example Drew Houston turning down the acquisition offer from Jobs/Apple back in the day; probably did wonders for Dropbox's valuation in the following round (and very rightly, if so).
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Question, should one talk about potential acquirers - specifically, those you have offers from - at any point during fundraising?
Acquisition offers are a great external validation of both your product and the market you're in. So my take is that it's a very positive thing to talk about any potential acquisition offers, as long as you stress that that's not your end game.
Take for example Drew Houston turning down the acquisition offer from Jobs/Apple back in the day; probably did wonders for Dropbox's valuation in the following round (and very rightly, if so).
Great point, thank you!