All equity for the win?
January 12, 2026
by a professional from The University of Georgia - Terry College of Business in New York, NY, USA
It feels like there aren't enough people buying small ($500k) SDE businesses for all cash (cash + any earn out you can). Sure, you don't want to give up the whole pie to investors, but it eliminates the near-term risk of going BK + as you scale, you can recap out. More of this on the horizon IMO.
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Portland, OR, USA