Kozinsky: Founders selling to PE must demonstrate profitability or clear profit levers
Sieva Kozinsky · Startup Acquisition Stories with Sieva Kozinsky - Founder of Enduring Ventures · Jul 19, 2022 · at 27:57
Sieva Kozinsky, co-founder of Enduring Ventures, discusses how bootstrapped or fast-growing SaaS founders should prepare their financials when planning an acquisition by private equity or holding companies.
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“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 two levers, if you move them, your business will be really profitable.”
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