​When a company won’t be a breakout — but still has real assets, technology, or talent — how do you recover value instead of walking away empty? In this live session, we’ll go deep on the rarely discussed side of venture: extracting value from stragglers, acqui-hires, asset sales, and strategic shutdowns.

​This is not a victory-lap conversation. It’s a practical, candid discussion about how to:

• ​Initiate buyer conversations when time is against you

• ​Turn a shutdown into an acqui-hire, asset sale, or IP deal

• ​Protect founder reputation and relationships through the process

• ​Avoid the most common mistakes founders make in final innings

​Founders, investors, and operators will walk away with a clearer sense of what’s still possible when growth stalls — and what to do before the lights go out.

​Featuring:

​Brendan Mahony, Founder of Sunset

​Melissa Marks, Partner at Gunderson Dettmer

​Sam Cates, Founder and Partner of Positive Sum

​​This is event is hosted by nextNYC. To learn more about nextNYC and/or sign up for their newsletter, visit http://next.nyc