3 Key Factors of Acquisitions and Investments for Your Start-up

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One of the most frequently discussed topics by the digital business startup is the matter of acquisition. An acquired startup at least has proven its quality because it is believed by investors. What makes a startup worth to be acquired? The question then, Must a digital business start-up be willing to be acquired? Then, what are the benefits if it was acquired? Could it still run the vision when the business has been acquired?

# StartupLokal Meetup v.9 which was held a while ago (01/06/2011) in Blacksteer fX Entertainment Center discuss about these matters. Carrying the theme “Acquisition, Take It or Leave It“, this meeting presented some speakers namely Satya Witoelar, the front-man of Koprol , a location-based social network,which was acquired Yahoo; Antonny Liem, COO of  PT Merah Cipta Media, a hybrid of marketing and communication services company; and Willson Cuaca, CEO of  Apps Foundry, a mobile apps development company, and Managing Partner in East Ventures- a Singapore-based angel fund set up by Batara Eto, the founder of mixi.jp, the Japanese social networking site.

Willson describes some of the things seen by investors when they want to acquire a digital business. Those things are useful for the startups that want to develop business by taking chance of acquisitions or pursuing investment from venture capital.

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