Partner early on with the people you think will buy your business. October 18, 2018 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entrepreneurs may not want to think of their companies as “products,” but the truth is, the vast majority of successful startups end in acquisitions. In 2017, mergers and acquisitions accounted for 93 percent of the 809 venture capital-backed exits, yielding a total of $45.6 billion in disclosed exit value, according to the National Venture Capitalists Association’s 2018 NVCA Yearbook. A recent Silicon Valley Bank survey revealed that more than half of today’s health and … Continue reading Planning Your Exit Should Begin When You Launch