This is a guest article from Founders Advisors Director Chris Weingartner. We hope you enjoy it! Across all the deals we’ve done, there is likely no larger deterrent to both a premium valuation and a smooth closing than a company that doesn’t have clean financials. We certainly can be empathetic for companies that have not […]

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Sometimes things just fall into place. Like this post. I had nascent inspiration to write it last week, but couldn’t quite find my passion for it. Then I had a couple of clients surface some things that really focused my thoughts on the SaaS CEO role. My personal experience as a tech CEO for 20 years is […]

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SaaS services are often devalued. Even recurring services are way down the valuation curve. In some cases, this disdain for services may be warranted. In others, it’s misplaced. SaaS’s dirtiest word isn’t really all that dirty. Unfortunately, the market’s reluctance to fully value services in SaaS companies can push some founders and CEOs away from […]

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