#0096 - Touraj Parang Talks About His New Book “Exit Path: How to Win the Startup End Game”

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Touraj Parang, the President and COO at Serve Robotics and an Operating Advisor at Pear VC. Previously, he built and sold his own company Jaxtr, and helped with the acquisition of webs.com to Vistaprint. He also spent time as an acquirer at GoDaddy where he acquired dozens of businesses. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Touraj is also the author of the book “Exit Path: How to Win the Startup End Game,” which provides a lot of lessons that he has learned about startup acquisitions from his experience working in Silicon Valley since the late 90's. The book was just released this August and you can pick up your copy today at: exitpath.net </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also have a quick request…please vote for panels on the SXSW PanelPicker! This year, we’ve introduced a panel that we believe attendees will find valuable and informative during their entrepreneurial journeys at SXSW 2023. Voting is currently open and ends on</span> <strong>Aug 21st!</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">You can find more info about that panel and vote today at:</span> <a href= "https://t.co/G1QCEHPB7X"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">bit.ly/estsx23</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also again highlight one of the startups from our community and that company is RootLo, which is a mobile application helping companies and employees to successfully navigate the structural shift in where work is done.  Today, RootLo App is a virtual water cooler for 15 companies across 30 cities - creating a space for remote employees to collaborate and build culture. Learn more about them at</span> <a href="https://rootlo.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://rootlo.com/</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and re