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Maintain acquisition readiness with minimal ongoing effort
Any founder building a potentially valuable business
Quarterly updates, used when acquisition opportunities ariseWhat Success Looks Like
Ability to respond to acquisition interest within 24 hours with professional data room, leading to higher offer values and faster deal closure
Steps to Execute
Create 10-file data room with core business documents
Include: fundraising deck, 3-year financial model, historical financials, cap table, top 20 customers, team bios, product roadmap, key contracts, legal docs, last 3 monthly one-pagers
Update quarterly whether actively selling or not
Store in organized cloud folder with appropriate access controls
Practice explaining key metrics in 30-second responses
Checklist
Inputs Needed
- Current financial statements
- Customer data and contracts
- Employee information and equity grants
- Product usage and roadmap data
- Legal and IP documentation
Outputs
- Professional data room ready for due diligence
- Clear business narrative and metrics
- Faster acquisition process and higher valuations
- Better understanding of business strengths/weaknesses
Example
“SaaS company gets acquisition interest on Tuesday via support email. By Wednesday, they're meeting in Los Angeles with professional data room ready. Quick response and organization leads to 30% higher initial offer than expected.”