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David Hauser

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
286 total appearances

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SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

I also have the original matrix.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

If anyone wants it, just let me know.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

I'm happy to talk about it.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

But so so here's how we think about these things at the top is revenue.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

Right.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

Each of these are rated on a one to one to zero to three scale.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

And as you step down, it makes a lot more sense.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

Right.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

So revenue, the higher the revenue, more importantly, and it's not just because it's the number, it's because it gives us cushion.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

Right.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

It means if we make mistakes after we acquire things, we have more chances to make another mistake to correct it or kind of go through that process again.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

So that's why the smaller the company, the higher the risk.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

EBITDA the same, it kind of translates through.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

If I'm looking at a company that has a million dollars of EBITDA,

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

that's much more risky than a company that has four, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

It's pretty easy to lose a million dollars in a mistake, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

So again, it's about comfort and cushion, right?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

AOV, this is for a direct-to-consumer, like I said, but same concept.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

This just tells me how much money can I spend on marketing?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
Details behind David Hauser Selling Grasshopper for $176m and how he acquires companies today

That's the only thing that I care about here.