StratDev

6 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 14, 2026 by Jordan Calderon · said 25 times in 1 episodes since 2026 · across every show →

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Jul 14, 2026
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Calderon engaged 215 potential buyers to secure 11 LOIs for StratDev
“As a result, I think we spoke to 215 total buyers on an offer. We got 11 LOIs”
Jordan Calderon Jul 14, 2026 ▶ 13:24 From Free Work to a Buyer-Ready Agency Exit
Jul 14, 2026 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Calderon: StratDev Grew ~118% Year-Over-Year Over Five Years
“In the five years of us or me running the business I was able to grow the business about a 118% year over year.”
Jordan Calderon Jul 14, 2026 ▶ 8:29 From Free Work to a Buyer-Ready Agency Exit
Jul 14, 2026
Disclosure
Calderon landed initial agency clients trading free work for case studies
“What I did is I went to business owners, and instead of saying, hey, pay me to go work for you, hey, I'll work for you for free, as long as you do two things. One, write me a video testimonial, and two, we're allowed to use all your work as a case study. And s…”
Jordan Calderon Jul 14, 2026 ▶ 6:20 From Free Work to a Buyer-Ready Agency Exit
Jul 14, 2026
Assertion Supported
Calderon: Bootstrapped, scaled, and sold three businesses by age 27
“I've built Bootstrap, scaled, and sold three businesses by the age of 27 years old, most recently being StratDev.”
Jordan Calderon Jul 14, 2026 ▶ 0:55 From Free Work to a Buyer-Ready Agency Exit
Jul 14, 2026 neutral
Disclosure
Why Calderon rejected higher offers to sell StratDev to HSR Capital
“The buyer actually did not have the most ideal terms if you're looking at it from a price point perspective. I chose the buyer HSR Capital for three reasons.”
Jordan Calderon Jul 14, 2026 ▶ 20:04 From Free Work to a Buyer-Ready Agency Exit
Jul 14, 2026
What-if
Avoiding past M&A mistakes saved Calderon millions on the StratDev sale
“If I were to have made the same mistakes that I did on, for example, the first acquisition, I would have came out probably, you know, millions of dollars with a lesser outcome than I did with this one.”
Jordan Calderon Jul 14, 2026 ▶ 26:41 From Free Work to a Buyer-Ready Agency Exit
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