Cope says delaying the acquisition by a year would have increased valuation
Jeff Cope · 1577 Why He Sold His $3.1m ARR Company For 3x ARR 2 Months Ago · Nov 18, 2019 · at 16:28
Jeff Cope, founder of InspectionXpert, reflects on the timing of selling his company to Ideagen at a 3x multiple.
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“If I had waited a year, we could have sold for more.”
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