Reed: Due diligence depth is constrained by acquisition deal size
Tara Reed · Startup Acquisition Stories with Tara Reed CEO at Apps Without Code · Nov 15, 2021 · at 4:24
Tara Reed, CEO of Apps Without Code, reflects on the learning curve and operational realities of acquiring micro-SaaS businesses.
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“I think that there is a limited amount of due diligence that you can do depending on the deal size, and so I think I probably over complicated that part of the process when I first got started.”
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