Startup Acquisition Stories with Kjael Skaalerud, President of Skaling Ventures

Kjael Skaalerud is the Founder and President of Skaling Ventures, a Private Equity firm acquiring and operating micro-SaaS businesses. Kjael recently made their first acquisition via Acquire.com and is taking a very cool #buildinpublic approach by sharing in-depth details around building their portfolio starting with this first one. Kjael jumped on the podcast with Andrew and drops a ton of knowledge around: ► How their venture utilizes a punitive scorecard system to evaluate certain aspects of the acquisition target - ideal valuation multiples, retention rates, growth rates, ideal technical debt range, etc. ► The three pillars of SaaS data sitting in system of records that matter the most - "books, customers, employees". ► What a top-notch seller looks like from how they talk about the business to how clean they've kept their data. This episode is worth a watch for any buyer looking to acquire their first business and a seller who wants to put their best foot forward against buyers who know what they're doing. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Kjael Skaalerud - ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjaelskaalerud/ ► https://www.skalingventures.com/ ► Read a more in-depth review of Kjael's acquisition process: https://skalingventures.substack.com/p/issue-8-we-made-an-acquisition Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - ► https://twitter.com/agazdecki​ ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/​ ► https://acquire.com Follow Acquire.com - ► https://twitter.com/acquiredotcom ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/acquiredotcom ► https://www.tiktok.com/@acquiredotcom ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ About Acquire.com: Acquire.com is the largest and most active acquisition marketplace for buying and selling online businesses. Acquire.com is the highest rated platform for both ease and quickness to match buyers and sellers. We cater to all types of online, revenue-generating businesses while producing the highest success rates for SaaS and eCommerce/DTC businesses in the M&A industry. Join over 200,000 entrepreneurs making life-changing connections and deals everyday.