A Pet Product and Saas business for sale. Which one do we like? - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 106

Michael Girdley (@Girdley), Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA), and Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills), we talk about an independent pet supply rep company in Alaska and Oregon. On the other hand, we looked at a second deal from a failing startup currently being sold on micro-acquire by Andrew and his team. Here we will figure out what they do, how the business works, and identify the Pros and Cons of the two deals.-----Thanks to our sponsors!* CloudBookkeeping offers adaptable solutions to businesses that want to focus on growth with a “client service first” approach. They offer a full suite of accounting services, including sophisticated reporting, QuickBooks software solutions, and full-service payroll options.-----* Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.-----Show Notes:(00:00) - Introduction to A Pet Product and Saas business for sale(00:55) - Our sponsor is Cloudbookkeeping.com(03:50) - Deal 1: A highly successful company that services pet product customers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska(05:00) - What kind of Business Model does the pet rep company have? How does acting as a fractional salesforce help in the market?(08:14) - In terms of assets, What else is bought?(13:52) - Why would you like to buy yourself a job?(15:18) - How does Geographical importance affect growth opportunities?(23:26) - Deal 2: SaaS data analysis business(25:51) - A $17m red flag on MicroAcquire!(33:49) - How could the growth continue during the coming years?(37:17) - What kills Deals the most? Who would buy this?(38:50) - Understand the incentives of each stakeholder in a Deal(41:25) - What is the current state of the market for Saas businesses?-----Links:* Cloudbookkeeping.com* Subscribe to the podcast if you’d like to listen instead:-       https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acquisitions-anonymous/id1533153678-       https://open.spotify.com/show/4rbeAODKXwwEOxf905He22* Looking to become a sponsor? Write us an email at [email protected]* Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.-----Past guests on Acquanon include Nick Huber, Brent Beshore, Aaron Rubin, Mike Botkin, Ari Ozick, Mitchell Baldridge, Xavier Helgelsen, Mike Loftus, Steve Divitkos, Dzmitry Miranovich, Morgan Tate and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#96 From W-2 to Business Owner - Patrick Dichter tells us how to cold reach seller and we discuss 2 Deals#87 Yelp is not evil! Building a business using digital CAC - Featuring Johnny Robinson from Orange Window CleaningSubscribe to  weekly our Newsletter and get curated deals in your inboxAdvertise with us by clicking hereDo you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.For inquiries or suggestions, email us at [email protected]