Sharing the stories and insights of people involved in everyday mergers and acquisitions - from founders and brokers, to investment bankers and CPAs. Everyday M and A is hosted by the business law firm of Thorsen Legal (https://thorsenlegal.com/) and the business brokers at Texas Business Brokers (https://texasbusinessbrokers.com/)
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Sharing the stories and insights of people involved in everyday mergers and acquisitions - from founders and brokers, to investment bankers and CPAs. Everyday M and A is hosted by the business law firm of Thorsen Legal (https://thorsenlegal.com/) and the business brokers at Texas Business Brokers (https://texasbusinessbrokers.com/)
How EdTech Companies Should Think About Raising Venture Capital VS. Getting Acquired, The Biggest Challenges of Growing an EdTech Company, How to Plan an Exit for an EdTech Company
Everyday M&A
30 minutes 33 seconds
5 years ago
How EdTech Companies Should Think About Raising Venture Capital VS. Getting Acquired, The Biggest Challenges of Growing an EdTech Company, How to Plan an Exit for an EdTech Company
On this episode of Everyday M&A, we hear from Gary Hensley, a school teacher turned entrepreneur who started an EdTech company that he sold to Pearson - a $5B education technology & publishing company. Gary shares with us:
How a pitch competition planted the seed for his acquisition
How EdTech companies should think about raising venture capital vs. getting acquired
The biggest challenges of growing an EdTech company
How to plan an exit for an EdTech company
How Board members and investors can help during an M&A process
What Gary would have done differently during the M&A process
Everyday M and A is hosted by the business law firm of Thorsen Legal. If you need a skilled business attorney, contact us for a free consultation.
Everyday M&A
Sharing the stories and insights of people involved in everyday mergers and acquisitions - from founders and brokers, to investment bankers and CPAs. Everyday M and A is hosted by the business law firm of Thorsen Legal (https://thorsenlegal.com/) and the business brokers at Texas Business Brokers (https://texasbusinessbrokers.com/)
