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Acquiring Minds · July 27 · 1 hr 49 min

60% Concentration That Killed an Exit

Raj Mahajan bought a salon software business, tripled it to $11M ARR. Then his biggest customer launched a competitor. Register for the webinar: Tax Issues: Entity and Deal Structuring - TOMORROW!! - https://bit.ly/4frQstm Topics in Raj’s interview: Wanting to move “from coach to quarterback” Buying a niche point-of-sale software company Converting to cloud-based SaaS Growing recurring revenue from $4 to $11 million Establishing a headquarters for the remote company A failed exit to private equity His biggest customer stealing his software Emotional turmoil of Covid + lawsuit Choosing to protect his team Lessons learned from good and bad years References and how to contact Raj: LinkedIn Jaan Capital Lessons for New Operators - 2020 The ecosystem for serious acquisition entrepreneurs—education, capital, community, and post-close support to buy and grow a business: The Acquisition Lab Get a complimentary IT audit for acquisition diligence or post-close transition. Visit inzotechnologies.com/eta. Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value): Book a call with Tim or hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring Minds Connect with Acquiring Minds: See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn Follow Will on Twitter Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron

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Raj Mahajan bought a salon software business, tripled it to $11M ARR. Then his biggest customer launched a competitor.

Register for the webinar:

Topics in Raj’s interview:

  • Wanting to move “from coach to quarterback”
  • Buying a niche point-of-sale software company
  • Converting to cloud-based SaaS
  • Growing recurring revenue from $4 to $11 million
  • Establishing a headquarters for the remote company
  • A failed exit to private equity
  • His biggest customer stealing his software
  • Emotional turmoil of Covid + lawsuit
  • Choosing to protect his team
  • Lessons learned from good and bad years

References and how to contact Raj:

The ecosystem for serious acquisition entrepreneurs—education, capital, community, and post-close support to buy and grow a business:

Get a complimentary IT audit for acquisition diligence or post-close transition.

Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron

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