84% of Startup Founders Make $0 From Their Exit?! | When Startup Networking is a Waste of Time

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What does the statistics say about the best time to sell your startup? Matteo dives into the numbers to discover what the benefits are of waiting for an IPO compared to selling privately.

Anna remembers networking events as a waste of time, and goes into a study on the negative impacts of startup networking. TDLR: Networking is great, just do it with purpose.

Welcome back to the Two Founders Podcast where Anna Nilsson and Matteo Ghetti talk about startups and specifically about sales!

In this episode:

• 84% of startup exits leave founders with nothing
• The top 2% of founders capture 80% of exit wealth
• Is it better to sell your startup now or to wait for a bigger exit?
• The surprising career and income consequences of being a founder
• Why networking too much can actually hurt your startup
• The type of networking to build at each startup phase
• AI coding: is it trustworthy?
• Co-founder conflict and how to handle it

Latest startup news: Antropic’s IPO, AI shopping agents and Etched semiconductor startup is huge! (And Alex Karp bought 15,000 ha of land in Härjedalen).

Answer in the comments: Would you take an acquisition offer today, or wait for a bigger exit?

Watch full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JtQapnQP6eg

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