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Dev Shah

@devlikesbizness

“The Micro Startup Guy” ‱ Buying businesses to fuck around and find out ‱ 6 acquisitions under $25k closed, now building a ‘micro HoldCo.’ ‱ @_buildspace sf2

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"Finding the right deals is exactly like dating." - I heard this multiple times at the INSEAD ETA Singapore conference You’re not just buying a business, you’re earning the trust of someone who has spent 20–30 years building it. Here are 4 tactics I learned from panel

"Finding the right deals is exactly like dating." 

- I heard this multiple times at the <a href="/INSEAD/">INSEAD</a> ETA Singapore conference
 
You’re not just buying a business, you’re earning the trust of someone who has spent 20–30 years building it.

Here are 4 tactics I learned from panel
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People say buying businesses isn’t a real path to wealth. Yet LeBron James became a billionaire faster off the court - by building a perfectly calculated portfolio of equity deals. His empire looks flashy from the outside, but it's pure operator discipline underneath. Take

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Wild that a lean UGC SaaS can throw off $1.85M profit on $2.93M ARR. This is what happens when you build core infra for marketers, keep the team tight, and let compounding subscriptions do the heavy lifting.

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Most people think buying a SaaS company is just browsing a marketplace and writing a check. The reality? It’s a messy, exhausting grind. To buy 1 good business, you usually have to look at 100 bad ones. Here is the actual breakdown of the Micro PE deal funnel

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Love seeing the micro startup ecosystem actually ship useful tools like this, verified chats and offer dashboards solve real pain for sellers dodging flakes. Spot on idea, the trust layer is huge. Ngl Escrow's the perfect next step for safe transfers, try

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Raising a round right now is brutal. And it’s forcing a massive shift in how founders are defining "success" right now. While everyone is celebrating a few big IPO headlines, they are missing what’s actually happening on the ground with early-stage companies.

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Selling for millions doesn't mean keeping millions. Aaron Spivak is the exception. There is often a wide gap between what founders sell for and what they keep. It’s rarely discussed, mostly because the 'waterfall' mechanics are messy and eat into the final number. That’s

Selling for millions doesn't mean keeping millions. 

<a href="/AaronSpivak2/">Aaron Spivak</a> is the exception.

There is often a wide gap between what founders sell for and what they keep.

It’s rarely discussed, mostly because the 'waterfall' mechanics are messy and eat into the final number.

That’s
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Iterating on the new UI and would love a second pair of eyes. 👀 How’s it looking to you? If you have any suggestions to improve the UI further, let us know below! 🚀

Iterating on the new UI and would love a second pair of eyes.  👀 

How’s it looking to you?

If you have any suggestions to improve the UI further, let us know below! 🚀
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Most founders obsess over getting new customers. Then wonder why revenue stays flat. Here's the truth: retention is way more profitable than acquisition. Here's how to actually keep customers đŸ§”

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Here are a few red flags to watch out for before buying any business 👀 Follow our Instagram for more micro-PE insights: bit.ly/4ad6xlG

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Let me tell you what's missing in the acquisition space right now. If you're a searcher, you know this feeling, you're out there hunting deals, trying to figure out financing, learning on the fly. And you're doing it mostly alone. Sure, SearchFunder exists. And on paper, it

Let me tell you what's missing in the acquisition space right now.

If you're a searcher, you know this feeling, you're out there hunting deals, trying to figure out financing, learning on the fly. And you're doing it mostly alone.

Sure, SearchFunder exists. And on paper, it
Dev Shah (@devlikesbizness) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Let me tell you what's missing in the acquisition space right now. If you're a searcher, you know this feeling, you're out there hunting deals, trying to figure out financing, learning on the fly. And you're doing it mostly alone. Sure, SearchFunder exists. And on paper, it

Let me tell you what's missing in the acquisition space right now.

If you're a searcher, you know this feeling, you're out there hunting deals, trying to figure out financing, learning on the fly. And you're doing it mostly alone.

Sure, SearchFunder exists. And on paper, it