Exit Strategies – Venture Club Session Recap
A two-dimensional framework for choosing between wind-down, harvest and divest, and how to stop value leaking on the way out.
When a venture loses strategic fit, how do you choose between winding it down, harvesting what it built, or divesting it, rather than defaulting to a shutdown?
Recaps are anonymised by design: no names, no companies.
Members worked through the hardest venture decision: when and how to exit. The session covered mapping ventures on strategic fit versus value-creation potential, the sub-strategies inside each exit path, keeping boards and sponsors aligned, and the hidden costs of waiting too long to decide.
Five key insights
- 01Apply the two-dimensional exit framework
Map ventures on strategic fit versus value-creation potential to decide between wind-down, harvest and divest.
- 02Build a sub-strategy playbook
Within each path, choose from silent closures, transparent sunsets, IP licensing, carve-outs or management buy-outs to optimise the outcome.
The rest of this recap is for members.
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- Three more key insights
- Actions you can take on Monday
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Invite-only and complimentary for senior leaders in corporate innovation and growth.