One of the most frustrating things about online investing is finding the perfect business, but not having the money to buy it. When you're trying to acquire $100k - $5 million dollar online software businesses, there just aren't many lenders that work with individual investors purchasing companies with no hard assets to repossess. Traditional banks are not incentivized to … [Read More...]
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Built to Sell – Jon Warrillow – Book Essay
This Built to Sell book essay is part of a series of essays highlighting key aspects that impacted my career as an online SaaS/software business acquirer and … [Read More...]
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Online Business Acquisition Costs You Won’t Find In a Broker Prospectus
Whenever an online broker lists a business for sale, the prospectus will include the ongoing costs for the online business acquisition. These costs are what the … [Read More...]
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Failed Acquisition – Lessons Learned from Acquiring the Wrong Business
In 2016, I purchased an E-commerce business that sold plugin's for the Magento storefront platform. As a result, a lot of my capital was tied up in a low-margin, resource intense, and challenging business. After a year, I realized the business was my first … [Read More...]
Hours != Value: What Makes a Small Software Project Sellable?
I’m continually surprised at how smaller project developers fail to understand what makes a purchase valuable to a buyer. Even worse is the disingenuous way these sellers try to trick buyers into purchasing their worthless code. In this essay, let’s tackle … [Read More...]
8 Buying SaaS Businesses Insights I Learned from David Newell’s SaaS Business Valuation Guide
David Newell from Quiet Light Brokerage is one of the most seasoned SaaS-oriented brokers in the online buying and selling community. He recently dropped a 13,000(!) word knowledge-bomb on the topic of How To Build, Value, and Sell A SaaS Business for 6, 7 or … [Read More...]
Software Engineers Need a Backup Plan
My first job was as an Associate Engineer in an Artificial Intelligence lab at a large company. Still, I was dabbling around in software development back then, doing just enough not to get fired. Following that humble start, I ventured out to try my hand in … [Read More...]
What is the question that people ask you most often?
The Problem with Limited Self-Promotion If there is one question I hear from every friend of mine, it’s a variation of the question, “I’m sorry I don’t already know this, but what is it you do again?” Wouldn’t this be the best time to have a smooth answer … [Read More...]