Behind The Acquisition
Behind The Acquisition
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I'm Adithya MS, a 25-year-old on a journey to build a holding company.
Since 2022, I’ve been involved in 9 acquisition deals worth $2.5M, helping investors buy businesses and founders successfully exit
Along the way, I noticed most of what's out there doesn't tell the whole truth . I'm here to learn from people who've actually been through it all, so I can avoid common mistakes -- and help you do the same.
Join me as I dive into conversations with FOUNDERS who've exited, INVESTORS making big moves, and EXPERTS who know the acquisition game inside out.
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Focuses on business acquisitions, entrepreneurship, and legal aspects of M&A with episodes covering topics such as outreach strategies, legal protections in deals, and insights from seasoned founders and investors on successfully navigating the acquisition landscape.
I’m Adithya MS, a 25-year-old on a journey to build a holding company.
Since 2022, I’ve been involved in 9 acquisition deals worth $2.5M, helping investors buy businesses and founders successfully exit
Along the way, I noticed most of what’s out there doesn’t tell the whole truth . I’m here to learn from people who’ve actually been through it all, so I can avoid common mistakes — and help you do the same.
Join me as I dive into conversations with FOUNDERS who’ve exited, INVESTORS making big moves, and EXPERTS who know the acquisition game inside out.
Get the SaaS Exit Playbook to avoid the mistakes that kill your acquisition → https://behindtheacquisition.beehiiv.com/subscribeSaaS Acquisition & Exit Playbook: Tim Schumacher, Founder of SaaS.group, Reveals Why Profitable SaaS Businesses Still Get Rejected—After 25+ Acquisitions and Nearly $100M in ARRIn this episode, Tim reveals how buyers decide which profitable SaaS businesses are actually sellable—covering motivation, product discipline, technical foundations, culture fit, valuation reality, and exit-stage mistakes most founders never see coming.————————————————▶ Hire my Youtube Podcast team that handles everything → https://forms.gle/DjgHRpRuJGTUxQFNA• Ideation (Outliers + Topic Research)• Packaging (Thumbnails & Titles with A/B tests)• Scripting (Intro, Outro, CTA, Questions Format)• Video Editing (Animation, B-rolls, text graphics, guest references etc) • Audio Editing• Publishing• Distribution• Feedback & Improvements————————————————Connect with Tim Schumacher (Guest):• Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/timschumacher/• Website – https://www.saas.groupConnect with Adithya MS (Host):• Twitter – https://x.com/Adithya__ms• Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/adithyams7/• Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/adithya.ms.39/• Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/adithya__ms/• Book a Call – https://calendly.com/30min-intro-call/1————————————————TIMESTAMPS:00:00 – Intro01:20 – Deal Killer #1 – Founder Motivation03:32 – Why transparency is the key for a good deal05:56 – Deal Killer #2 – Technical debt08:48 – Code quality vs language choices11:49 – Deal Killer #3 – Becoming a Feature Factory16:08 – Deal Killer #4 – Lack of PLG (Product Led Growth)19:11 – Deal Killer #5 – Churn (Good churn vs Bad Churn)20:47 – Deal Killer #6 – Lack of PMF (Product Market Fit)22:26 – The Metrics Buyers Use to Confirm PMF24:38 – Deal Killer #7 – Culture Misalignment 27:16 – Building an Asshole-Free Culture30:00 – Your Feedback Matters! 30:33 – Deal Killer #8 – Unrealistic Valuation 31:47 – Public vs private market multiples34:50 – The Right Way to Valuing your SAAS Company36:20 – Why Not to go to broker in the first place38:58 – Deal Killer #9 – Lack of Exit Preparation 42:04 – Deal Killer #10 – Lack of Emotional Commitment46:58 – Know your Advisor / Broker incentives#businessacquisitions #acquisitions #buyingabusiness #privateequity #business #raisingcapital #networking #investorrelations #dealsourcing #masterminds #raisingcapital #events
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