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Episode 107

The Right Time To Exit was Yesterday with Amy Yin

This week on The Exit: Amy Yin has a passion for working in starts at the early stages which led to her working at Facebook, Hire.com and CoinBase. But as those businesses grew, Amy found she missed the early fast-paced environment of start-ups. So she started her own business tapping into the growing working-from-home trend. After 2 years of growth, VC funding dried up and Amy’s hunt for investors turned into a search for acquirers. Find out how she ended up selling to a competitor and why she believes: “if you’re thinking about selling your business, the right time was probably yesterday”.

OfficeTogether was an office reservation and scheduling software for companies who want to empower their employees with the flexibility to work how they are most productive while also honoring the magic of in-person time. In August of 2022 they joined forces with Envoy as part of the OfficeTogether acquisition.

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyyin/

Website – https://envoy.com/

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An entrepreneur, content creator, and investor based in sunny Tampa, Florida. In 2015, while living in San Francisco, Steve sold his first fintech startup LendLayer to Max Levchin’s (founder of PayPal) consumer finance company Affirm.

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