Exit Strategies

Join us in Westwood as Joshua Lee (Gumshoe Ventures) shares about four possible outcomes of startups and why understanding them early matters.

🔥 The Deep Dive: Exit Strategies

Joshua Lee, Partner @ Gumshoe Ventures
Every startup ends in one of four ways — but most founders don’t think about exits until it’s too late. In this session, Joshua breaks down the four fundamental outcomes of every startup and why understanding them early can shape smarter decisions from day one. Whether you're aiming for acquisition, IPO, or something else entirely, this talk will help reframe how you think about the long game.

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👀 Showcase

No company showcase this time — just pure strategy.

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The Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation offers a wide range of resources to support the academic and professional development of entrepreneurial leaders. Learn more here.

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Gumshoe Ventures is a venture studio that invests, builds, and grows startups. Unlike traditional VCs that maximize for size of fiscal outcomes, Gumshoe focuses on maximizing the probability of founder-friendly exits. Learn more here.

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Exit Hours is a community for startup builders, dreamers, and doers in Orange County & LA. We host regular sessions that typically feature a candid deep dive from a founder or operator, followed by real-world showcases from local entrepreneurs — not pitches, but progress.

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No sales. No fluff. Just lessons, feedback, and honest conversations. Whether you're shipping a side project, scaling your startup, or just startup-curious — Exit Hours is your space to connect, learn, and share. Grab a seat, meet other founders, and leave a little smarter than you came in.

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