@paulg Also true: the default outcome of doomed companies is to start outbound M&A.
For startups, the default outcome of outbound M&A is for it to kill your company. So don't do it unless the company is doomed anyway.
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@paulg An interesting class of companies to study for outbound M&A are viable businesses that lost fast growth. - Show replies
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@paulg From your experience, are the most fruitful deals the ones initiated by the startup or those initiated by the acquirer?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@NeilLimaye@paulg mailbox was outbound?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@ycombinator given a long enough timeline, all companies are doomed.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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