Stuart Fott
10 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 25, 2025 by Stuart Fott · across every show →
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Nov 25, 2025
Stuart Fott contacts 20 current or prospective partners every day
“I just plug it into my phone. I have a cadence where every, every day I reach out to 20 either potential partners that I'm working with or Current partners that I'm working with are potential partners that I would like to work with, and depending on what stage…”
Nov 25, 2025 positive
Fott: Startup acquisitions usually go to the buyer easiest to work with
“So I think I think a lot of buyers really underestimate, like, you really should be cool to these sellers because there's lots of people looking at these deals, and, you know, at the end of the day, it usually comes down to whoever is the coolest and easiest t…”
Nov 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025 neutral
Fott: Sweet spot for deal structure is down payment plus 90-day payout
“I am, I, at the end of the day, I, of course, I love all cash, but I do want to be flexible. And so usually for me, it's, you know, it's a little bit down and then maybe, you know, the rest over like a 90 day period. Is kind of the sweet spot.”
Nov 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025
Fott flies out to train buyers in person to win deals
“And yeah, I do think that it's helped me win, win some deals, is I'll get off my butt, jump on a plane, and go do a two or three day training with the buyer and kind of get face to face with them, and go over every part of the business, A to Z, and so they mak…”
Nov 25, 2025 positive
Nov 25, 2025 positive
Fott: Reputation tools serve as an effective vertical SaaS wedge
“I always say the reputation tool is a great, you know, foot in the door, so the idea is, okay, you're a reputation company for gems. But then once you get your foot in the door, you start working with gyms, then hopefully you can find out different tools and f…”
Nov 25, 2025
Fott scaled a SaaS to $100k ARR and sold for $500k
“And so I went out kind of using my same playbook went and acquired about a hundred K and ARR and then listed it on acquire. And I think within like maybe 30 to 45 days sold that business for 500 K and, you know, it was a nice transaction and then kind of just …”
Nov 25, 2025 positive
Vertical SaaS products gain traction and distribution easier than broad tools
“So I've just learned from experience that if I'm selling a software product and I position it for everyone, It's harder to get traction. If I position it for a certain vertical, a lot easier to get traction more specifically from partners within the space.”