Brennan: Safety Evolution acquired Safety Tech in a no-cash share deal
David Brennan · How he grew 400% by acquiring his smaller $450k ARR competitor without using cash · Dec 4, 2022 · at 9:10
David Brennan, CEO of Safety Evolution, explains how his bootstrapped SaaS startup acquired competitor Safety Tech without using cash.
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“We just did a share deal with them. And so there was no cash involved.”
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