What is Exit strategy?
Exit strategy: A plan for how owners will eventually cash out, such as a sale or IPO.
Where Exit strategy fits
Exit strategy is part of Investors & Plans in Entrepreneurship. Investors fund startups for equity. Angels invest early, VCs write bigger checks, and a term sheet outlines the deal. A business plan shows market and money model.
Practical tip
Know your valuation, your exit strategy and what you give up.
Related terms
- Angel investor
- A wealthy individual who funds early startups for a share.
- Unicorn
- A private startup valued at over a billion dollars.
- Term sheet
- A short document outlining the main terms of an investment deal.
- Business plan
- A document describing goals, market and how a business will make money.
- Venture capital
- Funding for risky startups in exchange for equity.
- Pre-money valuation
- A company's value before new investment.
- Equity stake
- A share of ownership in a company.
- Convertible note
- Debt that later turns into shares.
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Test yourself
Which term means: “A plan for how owners will eventually cash out, such as a sale or IPO.”?
Term sheet · Business plan · Exit strategy
Answer: Exit strategy
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