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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

Yeah.

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

Well, it's like my earnout in that first year, I didn't even have to stay a whole year.

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

We closed end of March.

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

I just had to stay till the end of December.

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

And it's like, I have a great team.

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

We have a great flow.

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

I

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

I already was only working 20 hours a week because I had a great team.

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

And so it was like, okay, I could keep my benefits, keep making money,

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

And then guarantee that I get this first year earn out.

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

So it just made sense.

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

But by the beginning of the next year, I actually went to a ski event with Dan Martell with all his other... It's a bald face.

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

I don't know.

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

So I'm with all these amazing entrepreneurs, a full year into this earn out.

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

And they're all living the life of their dreams, building their new things or onto the next adventure.

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

And I got back from that trip and I was just like, dude, it's time for me to like take my life, you know, back.

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

And so I literally came back from that trip, gave my notice and it took him a few months to find my replacement.

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

Uh, you know, now I'm onto my next thing.

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

So, so what is your next thing?

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

Yeah.