private equity

8 statements across 7 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Mar 21, 2022 by Kevin McArdle · across every show →

Everything said about private equity, oldest first

Mar 21, 2022
Disclosure
McArdle: SureSwift does not load debt, flip assets, or plan fund liquidation
“Technically, we're a private equity firm, but most of what people know about PE, which is, Buy load with debt, strip out expenses, and then flip to the next size buyer. We don't do any of that. we don't plan to liquidate our funds. So yeah, I just prefer…”
Kevin McArdle Mar 21, 2022 ▶ 1:05 Startup Acquisition Stories with Kevin McArdle - CEO of SureSwift Capital
May 31, 2022 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
First-time buyers will drive a surge in micro-PE acquisition activity
“I think we're going to see a lot more just general private equity activity specifically from first time buyers, like people, you know, just hearing about the success of like, You know, basically you know, entrepreneurship through acquisition is, is really beco…”
Andrew Gazdecki May 31, 2022 ▶ 21:48 Startup Acquisition Stories with David Horne & Marty Balkema - Co-founders at Calm Capital
Jul 19, 2022
Insight
Kozinsky: Founders selling to PE must demonstrate profitability or clear profit levers
“If you're a year out or you're two years out and you've had zero profit this whole time, which many businesses do or negative profit, consider showing profit or considering structuring your business so that you can make it very clear to the buyer that these tw…”
Sieva Kozinsky Jul 19, 2022 ▶ 27:57 Startup Acquisition Stories with Sieva Kozinsky - Founder of Enduring Ventures
Feb 27, 2024 positive
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Schroter: Low-MRR startups can sell to individual operators when PE passes
“When you go to PE, it has to be a lot because it has to be worth their while. When you go to strategics, it has to be a lot. But if you've got 50 K and MRR, there are a lot of people that could just take over that business.”
Will Schroter Feb 27, 2024 ▶ 49:58 Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast with Wil Schroter, Founder of Startups.com
Feb 27, 2024 neutral
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Schroter: Distressed startups have only three potential buyer categories
“I said, here's three buckets that you're going to wind up in either private equity, which is only an option if you have revenue, right? The second is a strategic buyer, which is always your best case, but there aren't that many in the likelihood that they're w…”
Will Schroter Feb 27, 2024 ▶ 11:58 Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast with Wil Schroter, Founder of Startups.com
Mar 5, 2024 neutral
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Gazdecki: Startup buyers are 50% individuals, 45% PE, and 5% strategics
“I would say you have a 45% chance of getting acquired by private equity, five percent strategic And then, 50%, it's probably going to be an individual buyer.”
Andrew Gazdecki Mar 5, 2024 ▶ 26:31 This Founder Sold His Startup, Bought it Back for Pennies, and Resold it on Acquire.com for 5 Figures
Sep 25, 2024 negative
Insight
Mark Givko: Bootstrapping fits business to life; VC stretches life around business
“Bootstrapping is more like building a business around your life. Whereas raising VC or P capital is more like stretching your life Around the business. At least that's how it feels to me.”
Mark Givko Sep 25, 2024 ▶ 7:43 How to Build a Profitable SaaS in 6 Months and Sell it in 5 Days
Jan 3, 2025 negative
Disclosure
ForMJ Social Lost 25% of Revenue in a Single Phone Call
“Private equity had their own internal teams. So they reluctantly had to had to essentially fire us as the digital agency through Through too much success, we got fired, basically. And it was a real harsh reality of the landscape of the world, the landscape of …”
Bobby Domofsky Jan 3, 2025 ▶ 9:56 Want to Build an Agency Worth Buying? Spend a Decade Saying Yes
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