Four Case Studies - Why Market and Capability Awareness Matters
More Than Exit Strategy  Posted by Divesh Sisodraker  Wow. My
post from yesterday generated a lot of comments, which is great.
But in hindsight, I might have been clearer about the message:
the message is not don't worry about the exit strategy ever, the
message is focus on building a business first, and the exit will
take care of itself when you have built that business and
decided to exit.  Exits happen. They happen even when you don't
plan them (Peoplesoft). Sometimes they don't happen when you do
plan them (Infowave). The best exits are when a company gets
BOUGHT, not when it gets SOLD. The best way to get bought is to
create business momentum, and the best way to create business
momentum is to focus on building a business. But more on that on
another day.  (disclaimer: while I may not have captured the
nuance of every situation below perfectly - I wasn't at each
company for the entire process, I am less than 100 years old -
they are generall