United Kingdom

“There was an interview earlier this week with a couple of companies who are saying they've seen their sales grow four and five fold over the course of 2020.”

“We were in a position end of February where we had 20 people on the payroll, a year's worth of conferences and workshops panned out. And then March hit. The UK went into lockdown. It became pretty clear that this was going to stretch for a while, at which poin…”

“It's a lot easier to start a company in the UK and then start doing business in the US or Australia or New Zealand, because there are very similar cultures. Whereas if you're starting a company in France, for example, you, you're basically looking to develop T…”

“The farther west you move in, in the U S at least the less appreciated sarcasm is. I lived in the Bay area for a number of years and I think there were a bunch of things about me, you know, sort of being a high-strung New Yorker, being very dry-witted and very…”

“Optimistically there's maybe. 5000 buyers out there and probably in the UK searches, maybe 200. So there's loads to pick from.”

“Historically as well, professional services used to be sold on a revenue multiple. And there was a lot of M and A in that space in the UK at the moment in, in, you know, lawyers, financial advisors and accountants. And they used to be bought on a multiple of r…”

“Obviously the UK kind of public accounting requirements, the public disclosure requirements mean that most small owner managed businesses don't have to report revenue, but it might be out there.”

“We did have it. [1014] Vikram Saxena: Them. [1015] SPEAKER_10: Two, three people. [1015] Vikram Saxena: But then gradually, you know, we cut short on them. We weren't getting enough value out of that. So we cut short on them. And I do most of the outreach and …”