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Corporate spinoffs can threaten company survival

Spinning off internal projects is extremely difficult and requires extensive planning and negotiation. It can threaten company survival.

When to use

When considering spinning off internal tools; when negotiating spinoffs

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Underestimating complexity of corporate spinoffs

1 Founder Who Did This

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Fiberyby Michael Dubakov

Spent 2+ years negotiating Fibery spinoff from Targetprocess. Separation was not complete until February 2022, nearly 5 years after starting Fibery

Result:Successfully separated, Targetprocess acquired by Apptio in 2021, Fibery gained clean cap table and full independence
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