Hemi Thaker is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winner (2011), and has been listed on Deloitte & Touche's Fast 50/500 CEO list, as well as Inc 500's CEOs.

Hemi founded two hardware companies without any venture capital, and sold them for over $200 million. Hemi shares with us his how he did it, and how serendipity can lead to new business connections that can lead to acquisition. Key takeaways:

• Don’t focus on finding an acquirer. Build a profitable business. Then acquirers will find you.
• The value of strategic partnerships as potential acquirers.
• Exit opportunities can disappear very quickly, so act decisively.

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