Venture Declassified
Venture Declassified
Mike Kelly, Ben Pidgeon, and Jacob Schpok
What Happens When It’s Time to Dissolve a Startup
19 minutes Posted Mar 30, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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In this episode of Venture Declassified, hosts Mike Kelly, Ben Pidgeon, and Jacob Schpok dive into a reality every startup investor eventually faces: what happens when a company simply doesn’t work out. The conversation kicks off with Ben stepping off a real-time investor call dealing with a struggling portfolio company, which leads the group into an honest discussion about dissolutions, asset sales, and how investors determine “who gets what” when the outcome falls short of expectations. &nb...