Buy a SaaS Business in 2022: How to Compete in a Hot Market
Podcast |
Acquiring Minds
Publisher |
Will Smith
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Business
Entrepreneurship
Investing
Publication Date |
Jul 26, 2022
Episode Duration |
01:26:28

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 SaaS
  • SaaS valuations
  • SaaS vs. ecommerce
  • Competing with private equity for SaaS deals
  • Using an SBA loan to buy a SaaS business
  • Micro-SaaS
  • First-time buyers doing a career pivot by acquiring a business
  • Most common mistake among first-time buyers
  • Passive nature of online businesses
  • SaaS products unlikely to go zero?
  • Acquisition strategy: converting on-premise software to cloud
  • Proprietary outreach to find SaaS sellers
  • How economic climate is affecting SaaS valuations & multiples
  • Ecommerce valuations & multiples
  • Young ecommerce businesses - dangerous?
  • Advice for first-timer buyers

Reach Thomas at:

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

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A deep-dive into the market for SaaS businesses with Thomas Smale, founder of leading SaaS brokerage FE International.

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 SaaS
  • SaaS valuations
  • SaaS vs. ecommerce
  • Competing with private equity for SaaS deals
  • Using an SBA loan to buy a SaaS business
  • Micro-SaaS
  • First-time buyers doing a career pivot by acquiring a business
  • Most common mistake among first-time buyers
  • Passive nature of online businesses
  • SaaS products unlikely to go zero?
  • Acquisition strategy: converting on-premise software to cloud
  • Proprietary outreach to find SaaS sellers
  • How economic climate is affecting SaaS valuations & multiples
  • Ecommerce valuations & multiples
  • Young ecommerce businesses - dangerous?
  • Advice for first-timer buyers

Reach Thomas at:

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

Links & mentions:

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