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👂This is a must listen for anyone that is or wants to be an #entrepreneur ! I miss the days when PE was an acronym for a glorified recess hour… 😢 ... Now, PE to me stands for Private Equity, and that was a lot less exciting until I heard this podcast.   What does PE mean to you ❔ If you’re an entrepreneur, it should stir thoughts of a future exit option, investment opportunity, and a lot more than (1) life changing moment… 🤯 ... Think, generational wealth❗ Shout out to Adam Coffey and Built to Sell Radio for putting this content together. #business #privateequity #generationalwealth #podcast #futureleaders  

I recently had the pleasure of joining the Unstuck Your Business Podcast to discuss SMB exit planning and what business owners should be doing to prepare their companies for the enviable future sale of their companies. You can find the episode on Spotify using the link below. #mergersandacquistions #MandA #businesssale #SMB #Podcast https://lnkd.in/e9PYEb43

Check out EP92 of the Accelerate Your Business Growth podcast where Kurt Uhlir shares his expertise on executing over 60 transactions. Learn the strategies that helped him achieve success in his business journey. Listen here:

Ever wonder how to build a $100MM+ company without creating the next big thing? Episode 2️⃣ is out! Thanks to everyone that liked, subscribed, and shared the last episode [https://lnkd.in/ewMzD9B2] of my podcast Elsewhere Alpha. This week, I talked to Chet K., Founding Partner at IKONA Partners, about raising capital, the market outlook for lower / middle market software businesses, and building a bullet-proof company for a strong exit. One interesting topic we touched on was all the opportunities for software to drive efficiencies in historically inefficient businesses. Think of a problem you have at work that involves a spreadsheet or a manual process. That can become a software application. Will that get you the beach house you've always wanted? Maybe, maybe not...a lot goes into it (which we get into). But the point is that your average worker has a lot of operating expertise that can get packed into a marketable software application. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eatT8JyA

How do you sell a SaaS business for 12x revenue while only taking in one major funding round? Loved working with Gary Nowacki, helping build his sales team in the early days. His story is amazing, and I was so happy to see such a large exit after a long run. Check out how Gary and TraceGains created extreme value in a niche industry on the VENTURE 2 VICTORY podcast. The link for the FULL pod conversation can be found in Tim's first COMMENT in his post. #venturecapital #executiverecruiting #SaaS #startups

How do you sell a SaaS Business for 12 times revenue while only taking in one major funding round? Many software companies would dream of an exit that was 12x EARNINGS. But 12x REVENUE? That’s a completely different story! We recently sat down with Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, who recently sold his SaaS business for $350m. But what’s astonishing is that Gary's large exit was built on a $30m annual revenue run rate. Even more surprising is that TraceGains only raised one significant capital round, primarily through a Canadian private equity firm. In this episode of the VENTURE 2 VICTORY podcast, Gary lays out his blueprint - that secret sauce - for building a dominant NICHE software business, slowly and methodically over time, on limited capital and low dilution. Can you guess HOW he did it? Check out the link in the COMMENTS below for my full interview with Gary on the VENTURE 2 VICTORY podcast! If you’re a software founder looking at the traditional VC cycle of continuous fundraising and dilution, maybe a strategic private equity partnership is an option worth consideration. Listen to Gary’s perspective, and let us know what you think! #venturecapital #privateequity #executivesearch #SaaS #software

"Talking to investors when you’re not raising is a waste of time.” I get why people say that, but I disagree. For us, these conversations have brought in millions in revenue. I really believe that you can find value in any conversation with an open mind. I just wrapped a podcast with my friends Leeor Mushin and Steph Mui, where we dug into many topics, e.g. how non-invested VCs can become powerful allies. Links to Spotify and YouTube are in the comments. Our Head of Sales, Brian Vye, calls investors one of the Five Horsemen of Customer Acquisition: Executives, Marketing, Sales, Partners, and… Investors! Here’s my approach: when a VC wants to connect, I ask if they’ll bring a CIO or CISO they know. It transforms a casual chat into a genuine conversation with a leader in the field. Usually a win-win-win, no strings attached. Investors, even those who haven’t put money into Lumos, have introduced us to some of our best partners. Their warm intros open doors that cold outreach just can’t. For example, our fifth customer, Scopely, came through a VC who wasn’t even invested in Lumos. That intro led to a partnership that’s still going strong three years later. Let me know what you think of the podcast!

How do you sell a SaaS Business for 12 times revenue while only taking in one major funding round? Many software companies would dream of an exit that was 12x EARNINGS. But 12x REVENUE? That’s a completely different story! We recently sat down with Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, who recently sold his SaaS business for $350m. But what’s astonishing is that Gary's large exit was built on a $30m annual revenue run rate. Even more surprising is that TraceGains only raised one significant capital round, primarily through a Canadian private equity firm. In this episode of the VENTURE 2 VICTORY podcast, Gary lays out his blueprint - that secret sauce - for building a dominant NICHE software business, slowly and methodically over time, on limited capital and low dilution. Can you guess HOW he did it? Check out the link in the COMMENTS below for my full interview with Gary on the VENTURE 2 VICTORY podcast! If you’re a software founder looking at the traditional VC cycle of continuous fundraising and dilution, maybe a strategic private equity partnership is an option worth consideration? Listen to Gary’s perspective, and let us know what you think! #venturecapital #privateequity #executivesearch #SaaS #software

NEW PODCAST 🎙🎧 GP-led secondaries are still a hot topic across deal bands, with sponors looking for alternative ways to return capital to LPs while continuing to back their best assets. I spoke to Elena Laleh from secondaries investor Kline Hill Partners about her firm's lower mid-market focus in the GP-led secondaries space, as well as her outlook for dealflow. This episode also includes insights from me and Rachel Lewis on the current market, incorporating Mergermarket's secondaries fundraising data and coverage of GP-led secondaries activity. #privateequity #gpledsecondaries #continuationfunds https://lnkd.in/eRvDq8Rt

🎙️ Just Released: Not My First Guess with the Brilliant Marcus Exalll! 🎉 This is an episode you won’t want to miss! Marcus Exall—serial founder, angel investor, and Virgin Startup’s first-ever Investor-in-Residence—is here to share the kind of insights that make you rethink everything about founder life and investment. 💥 In this episode, Marcus opens up about: 🌟 His journey from founding to exiting a digital advertising company 🔑 Game-changing insights from his work with Virgin Startup 💥 What founders need to know about how angel investors really think If you’re building something amazing, Marcus’s practical advice and fresh perspectives will help you go further—faster! Ready to shake things up? 🎧 Dive in here: Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eQeeGt3N Youtube: https://lnkd.in/e7dDxe7k #NotMyFirstGuess #FounderFuel #InvestmentWisdom