Beal: Has sold companies for up to six figures, never seven
Andy Beal · 1127 Why don't you sell SaaS Biz to Double Down on Agency? · Aug 25, 2018 · at 9:33
Andy Beal, founder of Tracker and Reputation Refinery, reflects on his past entrepreneurial exits and M&A experience.
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“I've sold companies for 30,000 dollars that I've built for 2000 dollars, and then I've sold some for, you know, six figures, and I've not sold anything for seven million, you know, seven figures, but I have been involved in teams that have.”
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