Buy a SaaS Business in 2022: How to Compete in a Hot Market
Acquiring Minds · Will Smith
About this episode
A deep-dive into the market for SaaS businesses with Thomas Smale, founder of leading SaaS brokerage FE International. Topics in Thomas's interview:Pros & cons of SaaSSaaS valuationsSaaS vs. ecommerceCompeting with private equity for SaaS dealsUsing an SBA loan to buy a SaaS businessMicro-SaaSFirst-time buyers doing a career pivot by acquiring a businessMost common mistake among first-time buyersPassive nature of online businessesSaaS products unlikely to go zero?Acquisition strategy: converting on-premise software to cloudProprietary outreach to find SaaS sellersHow economic climate is affecting SaaS valuations & multiplesEcommerce valuations & multiplesYoung ecommerce businesses - dangerous?Advice for first-timer buyersReach Thomas at:@ThomasSmaleLinkedInGet complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamLearn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:The Acquisition Lab
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