> I have to point out though your assumption is that the product is the key asset a buyer will be interested in. Is this the intention of the founders as well? Because counter-intuitive as it may seem, the new company might be more interested in the people who sold this product than the thing itself
This is a really good point, which I'm having a difficult time answering without going into more detail than I'm comfortable revealing even with a throwaway account.... Let me put it this way: I believe the tech staff, while skilled and a great team, is probably too small to be worth acquiring for its own sake -- (But maybe I'm wrong about that? It's 3 guys, one of whom is a long-term contractor rather than FTE) -- and the non-tech staff (including the co-founders) is, um, I'll just say not a likely acquisition target IMO.
This is a really good point, which I'm having a difficult time answering without going into more detail than I'm comfortable revealing even with a throwaway account.... Let me put it this way: I believe the tech staff, while skilled and a great team, is probably too small to be worth acquiring for its own sake -- (But maybe I'm wrong about that? It's 3 guys, one of whom is a long-term contractor rather than FTE) -- and the non-tech staff (including the co-founders) is, um, I'll just say not a likely acquisition target IMO.