Colin and Brent discuss their wins and losses and lessons learned in the last year. Colin's lessons learned in year 1: https://www.colinkeeley.com/blog/hard-lessons-learned-scaling-a-startup Want to get my best breakdowns for free? Grab them here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Hire top 1% remote talent in Latin America at HireinSouth.com E…

Colin and Brent discuss how Luca Ferrari & Bending Spoons built its holding company. Colin's breakdown of Bending Spoons: https://www.colinkeeley.com/blog/bending-spoons-operating-manual Want to get more breakdowns? Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Hire top 1% remote talent in Latin America at JulesHQ.com…

Colin and Brent discuss great books, customer support, tech diligence, a Latin American staffing firm. Want to get more breakdowns? Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Hire top 1% remote talent in Latin America at JulesHQ.com Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin…

Colin and Brent discuss lawsuits and ransoms they've dealt with and seen. Want to get more breakdowns? Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Hire top 1% remote talent in Latin America at JulesHQ.com Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on …

Colin and Brent discuss Colin's learnings from Capital Camp 2024 and tough debt turnarounds. Want to get more breakdowns? Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Hire top 1% remote talent in Latin America at JulesHQ.com Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley an…

Colin and Brent discuss how they are using AI to write code and do marketing for their software companies. Want to get more breakdowns? Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Hire top 1% remote talent in Latin America at JulesHQ.com Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to C…

Colin and Brent discuss Brent's secret club, visiting Austin, launching a Latin American staffing company, and managing remote teams. Want to get more breakdowns? Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Hire top 1% remote talent in Latin America at JulesHQ.com Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at …

Colin and Brent discuss the process of adding services to grow their software business. Want to get more breakdowns? Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Hire top 1% remote talent in Latin America at JulesHQ.com Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Bre…

Colin and Brent discuss implementing Traction / EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) at their software company. Want to get more breakdowns? Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any f…

Colin and Brent discuss 2023's wins, losses, and learnings building a software holding company. Want to get more breakdowns? Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your…

Brent and Colin discuss selling their first SaaS acquisition in Blinksale and the process and learnings from doing it. Want to get more breakdowns? Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community https://www.indiepe.com Sell your SaaS at https://www.vern…

Colin and Brent discuss raising prices, launching their new google review service, and buying vs building. Grow your local business https://www.maplejoin.com Want to get more breakdowns? Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community https://www.indiepe…

Colin and Brent discuss buying a venture capital-backed company that's in distress. Want to get more breakdowns? Subscribe to my free newsletter here: https://www.colinkeeley.com/newsletter Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community https://www.indiepe.com Sell your SaaS at https://www.vernehq.com…

Colin and Brent discuss Colin's their acquisition of Scout (scoutforpets.com) 6 months in with growth channels, what's worked, and what's happened. Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community https://www.indiepe.com Get our SaaS Growth Playbook https://www.indiepe.com/growth Sell your SaaS at https://www.vernehq.com…

Colin and Brent discuss Colin's breakdown of FareHarbor and Peter Attia's $150,000 longevity playbook. Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community https://www.indiepe.com Get our SaaS Growth Playbook https://www.indiepe.com/growth Sell your SaaS at https://www.vernehq.comBy Colin Keeley & Brent Sanders

Colin and Brent discuss Brent's Scout update, building vertical software for flooring, and buying a house vs buying a business. Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community https://www.indiepe.com Get our SaaS Growth Playbook https://www.indiepe.com/growth Sell your SaaS at https://www.vernehq.com…

Colin and Brent discuss Scout's bumpy product launch and rebuilding trust. Colin's takeaways from Capital Camp 2023: https://www.colinkeeley.com/blog/capital-camp-2023-review-takeaways Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community https://www.indiepe.com Get our SaaS Growth Playbook https://www.indiepe.com/growth Sell your SaaS…

Colin and Brent discuss Jay & Robert Pritzker / Marmon Group Business Breakdown https://www.colinkeeley.com/blog/jay-... Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community https://www.indiepe.com Get our SaaS Growth Playbook https://www.indiepe.com/growth Sell your SaaS at https://www.vernehq.com…

Colin and Brent discuss how Brent Beshore's Permanent Equity built its holding company. Colin" breakdown of Permanent Equity: https://www.colinkeeley.com/blog/bren... Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community https://www.indiepe.com Get our SaaS Growth Playbook https://www.indiepe.com/growth Sell your SaaS at https://www.ve…

Colin and Brent discuss how we are managing and growing our remote team. Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community https://www.indiepe.com Get our SaaS Growth Playbook https://www.indiepe.com/growth Sell your SaaS at https://www.vernehq.comBy Colin Keeley & Brent Sanders

Colin and Brent discuss the impact of ChatGPT and AI on software companies. Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community https://www.indiepe.com Get our SaaS Growth Playbook https://www.indiepe.com/growth Sell your SaaS at https://www.vernehq.comBy Colin Keeley & Brent Sanders

Colin and Brent discuss all things tech. How to build an offshore team and limits of tech debt. Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community https://www.indiepe.com Get our SaaS Growth Playbook https://www.indiepe.com/growth Sell your SaaS at https://www.vernehq.comBy Colin Keeley & Brent Sanders

Colin and Brent discuss how to self-fund / bootstrap the perfect startup from $0 to $1m in ARR and whether you need a technical co-founder. Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community and SaaS Growth Playbook. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.com…

Colin and Brent discuss niching down a software business to own one space to grow faster. https://www.blinksale.com Enroll in Colin's "How To Buy a Small Business" Course & Community and SaaS Growth Playbook. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.com…

Colin and Brent discuss Andrew Wilkinson and Chris Sparling going public and how to structure a holding company with LLCs, C-Corps, QSBS, and more. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.com…

Colin and Brent discuss a competitor being bought and how Constellation buys so many companies. Sorry for the echo on Brent's audio. We switched to Riverside for this recording and had some issues. I fixed it as much as I could. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.c…

Colin and Brent discuss 2022's wins, losses, and learnings building a software holding company. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.com…

Colin and Brent discuss how to build trust to close deals with sellers and investors. Sign up for Colin's cohort-based course on acquisitions. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell you…

Colin and Brent discuss transitioning and growing Scout since they bought it. Sign up for Colin's cohort-based course on acquisitions. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS a…

Colin and Brent discuss buying Scout, the leading dog walking and pet sitting software. Sign up for Colin's cohort-based course on acquisitions. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell y…

Colin and Brent discuss growing a business with a broken funnel, buying the rights to an out-of-print book, and $20k AWS bill. Sign up for Colin's cohort-based course on acquisitions. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sande…

Colin and Brent discuss growing a business with a broken funnel, buying the rights to an out-of-print book, and $20k AWS bill. Sign up for Colin's cohort-based course on acquisitions. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sande…

Colin and Brent discuss how they conduct due diligence and simplifying the legal side of acquisitions. Sign up for Colin's cohort-based course on acquisitions. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any f…

Colin and Brent discuss pros and cons of venture capital, private equity, and startup studios. Sign up for Colin's cohort-based course on acquisitions. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback.…

Colin and Brent discuss Brent's experience at the Holding Company conference and their most recent dead deal. Sign up for Colin's cohort-based course on acquisitions. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter wit…

Most of this comes from the book: “Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business” by Mark Robichaux “The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success” by William Thorndike John Malone Operating Manual Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin …

Colin and Brent discuss their deep work approach, productivity hacks, and sleep training Snoo Smart Sleeper Baby Bassinet Brent reviews. Sign up for Colin's cohort-based course on acquisitions. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and B…

Colin and Brent discuss their content consumption and creation and why they spend so much time thinking about it. Sign up for Colin's cohort-based course on acquisitions. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter…

Colin and Brent discuss buying companies in a downturn and Colin's new cohort-based course. Sign up for Colin's cohort-based course on acquisitions. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Se…

Jon Matzner is the CEO of Garage Excell, a garage remodeling and organization specialists based out of Southern California. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.c…

Colin and Brent discuss their failure to hire virtual assistants in the past and how they plan to do better next time. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.com…

Colin and Brent discuss whether they should restart an earlier project, balancing internal and external work, and audience building on Twitter. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Acquisition Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell yo…

Colin and Brent discuss the podcast's new name, baremetrics price increase, Twitter hostile takeover, & product improvements. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Micro-PE Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.co…

Colin and Brent discuss Colin's experience buying ads for his micro-pe course and thoughts around buying non-internet businesses. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Micro-PE Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneH…

Colin and Brent discuss how to increase prices and keep customers happy Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Micro-PE Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.comBy Colin Keeley & Brent Sanders

Colin and Brent discuss how to raise money & find investors for private equity deals. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Micro-PE Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.com…

Colin and Brent discuss their latest acquisition, leverage, and danger of building in public. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Micro-PE Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.com…

Colin and Brent discuss how to do acquisition due diligence and smoothly transition a business. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Micro-PE Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.com…

Colin and Brent discuss how and why to use debt to buy a business and different options for offering it. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Micro-PE Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.com…

Colin and Brent discuss how and why to use debt to buy a business and different options for offering it. Reach out if you want some tech and product diligence done. Enroll in Colin's Micro-PE Course & Community at IndiePE.com. Reach out to Colin Keeley and Brent Sanders on Twitter with any feedback. Sell your SaaS at VerneHQ.com…