Englert used public demos and P&L records to filter out casual buyers
JJ Englert · Startup Acquisition Stories with JJ Englert, Founder of Jump Studios · Nov 29, 2022 · at 15:05
JJ Englert, founder of Jump Studios, explains how he managed buyer volume and screened out tire-kickers during the acquisition of his company on MicroAcquire.
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“The biggest thing that I did was I recorded a demo, I recorded customer interviews, and I made my P&L public, and I was like, here's everything, right? Don't really come at me unless you're ready, you've watched all that, and you're ready to actually have more serious talks, right?”
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