ThriveCart

9 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 3, 2023 by Thomas Smale · said 19 times in 2 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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Jul 3, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
ThriveCart Exited for $35M With a Team of Only Four People
“So even at exit, he only had a team of four people. Very small team.”
Thomas Smale Jul 3, 2023 ▶ 3:07 Lessons From $1bn in Exits: Behind The Scenes of the ThriveCart Exit
Jul 3, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
ThriveCart Reached $1B GMV Selling Lifetime Deals Instead of Subscriptions
“The vast majority of their revenue is actually not SaaS. They had a SaaS product, but they sold it entirely one time. It was a lifetime license, and most people would think that's not a very good business, not a very good idea, but because they were monetizing…”
Thomas Smale Jul 3, 2023 ▶ 11:23 Lessons From $1bn in Exits: Behind The Scenes of the ThriveCart Exit
Jul 3, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
ThriveCart's Founder Chose Rapport Over Better Terms Among 11 Bids
“Out of, I think we had 11 offers on this business. Kevin was the one that won, and it wasn't necessarily because his terms were the best, it's because Josh liked Kevin.”
Thomas Smale Jul 3, 2023 ▶ 15:47 Lessons From $1bn in Exits: Behind The Scenes of the ThriveCart Exit
Jul 3, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
ThriveCart's Acquirer Publicly Announced the $35M Buyout as a Funding Round
“A thirty-five million dollar transaction the fund that acquired it, raised money, acquired Thrivecart as part of the deal, announced as a raise.”
Thomas Smale Jul 3, 2023 ▶ 18:28 Lessons From $1bn in Exits: Behind The Scenes of the ThriveCart Exit
Jul 3, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
ThriveCart's Founder Paid Himself Over $1M Annually Before Selling
“He got to the stage. He was paying himself over a million dollars a year.”
Thomas Smale Jul 3, 2023 ▶ 5:15 Lessons From $1bn in Exits: Behind The Scenes of the ThriveCart Exit
Jul 3, 2023 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
ThriveCart Settled for 70% Upfront Cash After Its Acquirer Offered 20%
“The seller wanted a hundred percent cash, buyer wanted 20%. We met somewhere in the middle at 70%.”
Thomas Smale Jul 3, 2023 ▶ 17:52 Lessons From $1bn in Exits: Behind The Scenes of the ThriveCart Exit
Jul 3, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Stripe's 100th Largest Partner Processes Roughly $1B Annually
“To be a top hundred partner of Stripe, The number a hundred process is about a billion a year. So the perspective they're about a top, top 100 strike partner.”
Thomas Smale Jul 3, 2023 ▶ 8:26 Lessons From $1bn in Exits: Behind The Scenes of the ThriveCart Exit
Jul 3, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
ThriveCart Processed Over $1B in Annual GMV at Exit
“Thrivecart at time of exit actually had over a billion dollars a year in GMV.”
Thomas Smale Jul 3, 2023 ▶ 8:20 Lessons From $1bn in Exits: Behind The Scenes of the ThriveCart Exit
Jul 3, 2023 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
ThriveCart's Buyer Tripled Revenue Just By Renegotiating Its Stripe Partnership
“My understanding is the buyer is about tripled revenue of the business by renegotiating a partnership agreement with Stripe.”
Thomas Smale Jul 3, 2023 ▶ 9:18 Lessons From $1bn in Exits: Behind The Scenes of the ThriveCart Exit
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