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🏴‍☠️ ⚡️ Benchmark Your SaaS Firm with a Few Prompts (Operating Concept)
We believe benchmarking isn’t just an analytical exercise—it’s a roadmap for transformation and value creation. Historically, this was a pretty painful…
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Kjael
🏴‍☠️ ⚡️ HoldCo Builders Podcast: How I'm Building a $15M EBITDA B2B Micro-SaaS HoldCo
Guest appearance on HoldCo Builders re our journey buying and building a Micro SaaS portfolio - strategy and game selection, learning lessons and rate…
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Kjael
🏴‍☠️ ⚡️ What Happens After LOI? A Buyer / Seller Guide (Acquisition Concepts)
Post-LOI in M&A is where the real inspection begins. Just like a home buyer checks for hidden flaws, buyers here validate financials, tech quality, and…
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Kjael
🏴‍☠️ ⚡️ 10x 'Gotchas' that will KILL Your Sales Velocity Assumptions (Acquisition Concepts)
Stress-test your sales velocity forecast or model assumptions with these 10x Gotchas--key friction points to identify and overcome for smoother customer…
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Kjael

October 2024

🏴‍☠️ ⚡️ Decision-Making Framework: Optimal Use of Free Cash Flow (Operating Concept)
You have a surplus of cash -- great! Should you use it to fuel growth, reduce debt, or reward investors. Here's a framework to help you navigate the…
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Kjael
🏴‍☠️ ⚡️ Move From Indecision and Overthinking to Clarity and Action With This Framework (Operating Concept)
Stuck in indecision or overthinking? Learn how the ‘Mapping the Universe of Outcomes’ framework helps you gain clarity, make confident decisions, and…
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Kjael
🏴‍☠️ ⚡️ A 'First 90 Days' Go-to-Market Plan (Operating Concept)
The First 90 Days post-acquisition are a critical time. Balancing stability, learning, and transition against urgency, execution, and growth. Here's a…
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Kjael
🏴‍☠️ ⚡️Learning an Industry in 3x Prompts (Acquisition Concept)
3x prompts with example outputs to help you quickly overcome a critical learning curve: the industry in which an acquisition target participates.
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Kjael

September 2024

🏴‍☠️ ⚡️ The Minimum Viable ACV for Sales-led Growth (Operating Concept)
A breakdown of conventional fundamentals for profitable sales-led growth, paired with a challenge to push boundaries and leverage generative AI's…
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Kjael
🏴‍☠️ ⚡️ SMB Deal Hunter: How [Kjael] is Buying and Building a Portfolio of SaaS Businesses
Changing it up a bit this week, as I had the privilege of joining Helen Guo, of SMB Deal Hunter for an awesome conversation on all things buying and…
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Kjael
🏴‍☠️ ⚡️12x KPIs to Objectively Size Up Any SaaS Firm (Acquisition Concept)
Accurate data-based insights are key for evaluating SaaS firms. The table provides key KPIs to compare sales, customer retention, product usage, and…
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Kjael

August 2024

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