A founder who bootstrapped to $10 million revenue and sold his company shares advice on navigating acquisitions. He started acquire.com to build a founder-friendly marketplace for startup sales, having learned what works and what doesn't from being on both sides of the deal.
I bootstrapped that to about 10 million in annual revenue, had that acquired by a private equity firm with about a hundred thousand raised. But I like to bring this up because I've been on the acquisition side in terms of meeting with buyers, understanding the process, both with financial buyers and strategic buyers. I know what it's like to get acquired. I know the emotions, I know how difficult it is, I know how confusing it can be. And leading just to the next slide. That's why I started acquire.com to really build the world's most founder friendly startup acquisition marketplace in the world and really empower you as a startup founder to maximize your acquisition when you're going to market. And so, with that being said, in terms of progress, we've been in business almost four years.
The Buyers Who Made the Move: What They Bought, How They Did It, and What Happened Next
