Exit Right Fireside Chat & Book Launch with Mark Achler & Mert Iseri

04/20/2022 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm CST
  • Early Stage
  • Growth Stage

Before you sell your company, even the odds. Join 1871, Mark Achler and Mert Iseri at this hybrid event to discuss their new book, Exit Right, and the lessons included for entrepreneurs hoping to successfully sell their business. 

Join us for a fireside chat and Q&A from 3:00 – 5:00pm CST with a launch party to follow afterwards.

Event Start Date:
December 10, 2024
Event End Date:
December 10, 2024
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While a successful entrepreneur may exit a handful of companies in their lifetime, large buyers close deals all the time. Without decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions, founders don’t have the tools they need to get the best results for themselves, their teams, or the new parent company.

In their new book, Exit Right, Mark Achler and Mert Iseri compiled dozens of interviews with M&A leaders at the biggest Silicon Valley acquirers to craft a comprehensive guidebook for entrepreneurs who are looking to exit their business. 

Join Mark and Mert live in this hybrid fireside discussion of the lessons they outline in Exit Right, including: 

  • Negotiation and valuation
  • Breaking down a term sheet
  • Managing legal costs
  • Handling emotional turbulence
  • Every critical aspect of a technology startup sale

Whether you are an experienced founder and entrepreneur that has or is imminently exiting, or a newer founder seeking to learn how to poise your company for success, this intimate discussion will leave any entrepreneur with valuable insight into win in both the short and the long term, and maximizing your price while positioning your company for a legacy you can be proud of. 

After the content, Mark and Mert would like to invite you to join them for a celebration of the launch of their book, supported by Redmond Construction. Networking, light bites and beverages will be served. 

In-person attendees will receive a copy of Exit Right, generously provided by Neal Gerber Eisenberg. 

Agenda:

  • 3:00 – 5:00pm CST: Fireside chat with Q&A
  • 5:00 – 7:00pm CST: Book Launch Party

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Speakers

A lifelong problem solver, people leader, and learner, Betsy Ziegler is the CEO of 1871, the #1 ranked private incubator in the world inspiring and supporting hundreds of entrepreneurs and innovators solving some of the world’s most important problems. Before joining 1871, she served as the Chief Innovation Officer, and the Associate Dean Degree Programs and Dean of Students at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Prior to Kellogg, she was a principal in McKinsey & Company’s Chicago office. She is a leader on multiple for-profit and nonprofit boards and is an investor in many young tech companies. 

Every day for the last 20+ years, Betsy has had the opportunity to help other people be successful – clients, students, and now entrepreneurs and innovators. She is often described as a dot connector and her favorite thing to do is help people unlock their own potential. 

Raised in Milwaukee as a Cubs fan, Betsy is a collector of unusual experiences, has circled the globe solo, is a maniacal Ohio State Buckeye football fan, and is a proud mom to her young son Charlie.  

An early employee of Apple and Head of Innovation at Redbox, Mark Achler has been creating and investing in tech startups since 1986. Today, he is a founding partner of MATH Venture Partners, a technology venture capital fund, and an adjunct professor at the Northwestern Kellogg School of Management.

Mert Iseri co-founded SwipeSense, a healthcare technology company acquired by SC Johnson in 2020. Prior to that, he co-founded Design for America, a national network of students using design thinking to create social impact, now part of the IBM Watson Foundation. He is currently an Entrepreneur in Residence at MATH Venture Partners.

Together, they wrote Exit Right to be the definitive guide on exits, delivering the best possible results for you and your company.