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Jan 7, 2022 • 12 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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Want to learn how to get @microacquire'd? Check out this thread of videos.

It's the entire MicroAcquire Academy course broken up into 2-minute videos to help you learn the basics of startup acquisitions in 20-minutes.

1/ Attracting Acquisition Offers
2/ Acquisition Timeline
3/ Common Deal Structures
4/ Data Rooms
5/ Startup Valuations
6/ Letter of Intent (LOIs)
7/ Due Diligence
8/ Prepare For An Acquisition
9/ Legal Process
10/ Seller Financing
11/ Transferring Assets
If you enjoyed these videos and want to learn more, check out the full @microacquire academy course completely free here. microacquire.podia.com/how-to-grow-an…

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Jan 12, 2024
I have spent 12+ years building startups.

Sold 2 startups, the 3rd going strong!

Here's everything I learned: 🧵
1. Just Go For It

I sold my college project for millions of dollars.

Back then I had no clue about anything.

All I had was a dream of building a startup and a ton of grit and motivation.
You don't need to have degrees, skills or experience.

Just be willing to make mistakes and be ready to learn things on the go.

Rest will fall into place.
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Sep 18, 2023
Team @acquiredotcom updated SaaS multiple report is out!

How are startups valuation trending on our marketplace? How do we help?

Short answer:
- 3-4 revenue
- 4-7x profit

Big takeaway: buyers are looking to acquire profitable SaaS more than ever. More details below.

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These are confirmed asking prices.

How do we confirm?

Founders share final sale price.

Most acquisitions are under NDAs.

You can see there is a delta between asking and confirmed.

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You can see there is a wide range.

We do see acquisitions at higher multiples frequently depending on how much preparation goes into the acquisition with our team.

The lesson? Be open to negotiations to get acquired and let our team guide you. Image
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Sep 4, 2023
I've spent 15+ years building startups.

Sold 2 startups, the 3rd going strong!

Here's everything I learned: 🧵
1. Just Go For It

I sold my college project for millions.

Back then I had no clue about anything.

All I had was a dream of building a startup and a ton of grit and motivation. Image
You don't need to have degrees, skills or experience.

Just be willing to make mistakes and be ready to learn things on the go. Image
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I was a broke college student in 2010.

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Over 500,000+ apps were built on my platform.

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And what was I insanely good at?

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Apr 1, 2023
What your SaaS startup is worth?

At @acquiredotcom we've helped 1000+ startups get acquired and have a lot of data on valuations.

So we put together another report on what we're seeing startups sell for and for how much on average.

Details below.
For pre-revenue startups.

Valuations are low.

However from time to time, we do see a pre-revenue startup acquired for a huge amount.

Unfortunately this is not the norm.

If you want to maximize your startup's acquisition you need to go find some paying customers.
Average SaaS Profit Multiple

Buyers love to see profitability.

If you want to maximize your startup's acquisition look for ways to make your business capital efficient and ideally profitable.

Profitable startups sell the fastest by far.
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Mar 31, 2023
Team Q1 @acquiredotcom offsite!

Building the worlds most founder friendly startup acquisition marketplace.

One team one dream!

I’m biased but truly the best group I’ve ever worked with, talent wins games but teamwork wins championships.

We’re just getting started!
Shout out to Stephen and Dave!

Best product leaders in the game!
Shout out to Roger Tung!

Best marketing leader in the game!
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