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Adrian Dayton

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
447 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

So I had a big incentive to do great in year one.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

But then the thing is, if they hit the number in year two, I still get the money because it's based on my stock ownership, not on my participation.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

Tell me, explain what that means.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

Okay.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

So because I owned whatever, 60% of the company, as a shareholder, the way the deal was structured, all the shareholders got a first and second year earn out based on the performance of the company.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

When it's sold, right.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

And they bought 100% of it.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

But as a shareholder, I had rights that as long as we hit our EBITDA target in 2021, EBITDA target in 2022, which we haven't done yet, but they're on track, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

It's like that I'm going to get this piece.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

Interesting.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

Well, so I had the option to roll in whatever money I wanted into the private equity fund.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

And so I opted to take a chunk of that and roll it into the private equity firm.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

And when they have a recapitalization event, then I'll get a second bite of the apple.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

Well, it's not a true private equity firm.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

It's really a family office that buys up companies and recaps them every few years.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

So it's a cool model.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

Yeah, yeah.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

So I have the same terms as all of the other kind of LPs or whatever.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

Yeah.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
How he sold his $2.3m SaaS with approx $500k EBITDA for $6m+ Cash

So you're within 15% of all my numbers.