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September 2023 XO Recap
Check out the monthly recap report for September 2023.
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Flip Fund Closed
After about 4 weeks, we've raised a total of $565k from 11 investors. 9 of them have been avid readers of our blog over the years proving (not for the last time) just how important it is to build and own an audience. Investors put in $510k, and
Growthbar - The First 90 Days
This week, Danny is taking over with an in depth breakdown of our ownership of Growthbar over the first 90 days. It's been turbulent but appears to be stabilizing. Here's a teaser: Month 1 - We didn't change much. Great month. Month 2 -
Grinding It Out
Watch: Listen: Spotify Amazon Apple I'm a pickleball addict. This weekend I played in a tournament and had some tough opponents. There are some games you can come in and just dominate. You'll find a trick, or a weak spot that works for that game and
Negotiating a Micro Saas Acquisition
Watch: Listen: Spotify Amazon Apple If you're tired of hearing about 'synergies' and 'long-term strategic visions,' you're in the right place. Today, we're getting into the nitty-gritty of micro SaaS negotiations. Keep in mind, this is our style. You may
XO 2.0
Products have versions, why don't companies? Watch: Listen: Spotify Amazon Apple A Lesson Here's a quick riddle and a dopamine hit. A very strange lesson in psychology. We purchased Growthbar. It required a credit card on signup. Also the entire country of India was blocked due
Acquisition Entrepreneurship
💡Flip Fund® update - $485k committed. We're closing next week! Watch: https://youtu.be/lki4BGnKmzQ Listen: Spotify Amazon Apple There are many paths to Rome. I didn't think mine would take me on a journey through acquisition land, but that's life isn't
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Crafting Your Ideal Micro-Acquisition Profile: Discovering Your Buy Box for Success
This post is for people looking to buy their first company. You could be an entrepreneur with a successful company already and looking to expand or an acquisition entrepreneur looking to buy a business you can operate yourself. Flip Fund We have $485k committed to the Flip Fund (!!!!!). We will
Growthbar Acquisition Teardown
Listen: Spotify Amazon Apple Watch: XO Buys SaaS companies. We've bought 10. I thought it would be helpful for people to take a look at a snapshot in time for our most recent acquisition. This was all the data available at the time we bought it. Not 100%
Product Analytics
Watch: https://youtu.be/j9QghkgSFlc Listen: Spotify Amazon Apple but first ... an update on our Flip Fund * We're at $220k hard committed in about a week! Stoked! If you want in, take a look at our deck and hmu with any questions you can view it here: Flip
Flip Fund® 1 Launch
Watch: Listen: Spotify Amazon Apple 💡Flip Fund 1 is now accepting investment for accredited investors under Reg D 506(c) It is with a tremendous amount of unfounded excitement I present to you this beautiful button that will now let us publicly solicit investment for XO's first ever
Preparing For Liftoff 🚀
Journey to Raising Discretionary Capital offers an insightful peek into the process of raising $650k for the first Flip Fund. Andrew Pierno shares his learnings and the steps they took, including writing a weekly blog post for three years, doing ten deals nearly bankrupting himself