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If you go out of the top 5 accelerators, you're dealing with everyone who wasn't good enough to get into a respected accelerator. Doing an accelerator that isn't in the top 5 is a mark of incompetence- it filter for the desperate who couldn't
a) Get into YC/TechStars
or
b) Build the business on their own
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when the company is profitable and has valuation, the investors can sell their shares. If the investor makes a profit by selling their shares, will it count still count as failure? It is possible that the investor can lose money, even if the company goes public, right?
I don't understand what you're asking. Can you try again?
Is this considered as success? It is not an IPO or big acquisition. But, the investor can make money by selling their shares.
Is this something the investors consider doing?
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I don't understand what you're asking. Can you try again?
Lets say an investor puts 3M for 30% of the company. 1-2 years later, X is profitable and valued at 30M. Now, if the investor sells their 30%, they will make 9M. That is 6M in profits. Is this considered as success? It is not an IPO or big acquisition. But, the investor can make money by selling their shares. Is this something the investors consider doing?