Exit by Liquidation: Closing on Your Own Terms
01:00 - 01:00, 20th of March (Friday) 2026 /
The story no one plans — but many will live through.
This talk isn’t about spectacular exits, unicorn valuations, or investor-deck happy endings.
It’s about a real scenario that remains taboo in the Central European startup and fintech ecosystem: exiting a company through insolvency and liquidation.
Through the story of Plente — from rapid growth and scale, through investor conflict, payment partner disputes, institutional pressure, public reputational attacks, restructuring, and ultimately bankruptcy — I will show what this process truly looks like from the inside.
I will cover:
when insolvency stops being a failure and becomes a rational executive decision,
how systemic and contractual risks can destroy even a functioning business,
what restructuring really means — and why it often fails to deliver what advisors promise,
what personal liability for founders and board members looks like in practice,
what remains after the company is gone: data, relationships, reputation — and how to rebuild from there.
This session is for founders, investors, and executives who prefer to understand the truth early — rather than learning it in court. Because sometimes the best exit is not a sale. It is the discipline to shut a company down — deliberately, legally, and on your own terms.
