Pujji: Private equity buyers are urgent and completely price-insensitive
Jesse Pujji · Jesse Pujji on Bootstrapping a +$1B Business + Selling To The Ultra Rich · Aug 26, 2024 · at 3:58
Entrepreneur Jesse Pujji discusses why selling high-ticket due diligence services to institutional investors like private equity firms is uniquely lucrative.
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“They're not price sensitive at all. They're urgent.”
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