In the second installment of the Seller Master Class, the team breaks down what it really means to be ready to sell your IT services firm beyond just deciding it’s time. They walk through financial, people, operational, and customer readiness, and explain why “time kills...
EPISODE 237: In this first installment of the M&A Master Class Series for Sellers, the Revenue Rocket partners break down one of the toughest decisions for any founder: knowing when it’s time to sell....
In this episode, Matt and Ryan break down the concept of “selling in” - partnering with growth capital to scale your IT services business - versus “selling out.” They explore how founder-led companies can leverage private equity or family office investments to unlock their next...
Founders rarely get a flashing “SELL NOW” sign. In this conversation, Mike, Ryan, and Matt unpack the practical signals that it may be time to explore an exit or merger. From wearing too many hats and stalled scale to outside capital needs, shifting life priorities,...
Q4 often turns into a deal sprint as buyers try to deploy capital and sellers weigh tax timing and clean year end cutovers. The team lays out a realistic path: most deals need ~90 days post-LOI. We offer a framework for deciding whether to close...
Founders face three real paths: grow organically, buy growth via M&A, or grow to sell. We compare time-to-impact, leadership bandwidth, capital needs, and integration load, and show how each choice affects valuation levers like margin quality, recurring revenue, and concentration risk....
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EPISODE 231. The team demystifies EBITDA multiple arbitrage for IT services leaders! Talking what it is, why it works, and how to capture the upside without stepping on landmines....
EPISODE 230. This Shoot the Moon episode defines the real-world differences between a boutique M&A advisor and a middle-market investment bank, specifically for IT services founders. The team explains where banks shine (IPOs, capital raises, complex financings) versus where operator-led advisors excel (industry specialization, targeted...
EPISODE 229. We’re diving into a topic we’ve preached for decades but is showing up big-time in recent calls: vertical market focus as a key value driver in M&A. It’s not just PE firms chasing verticalized platforms anymore — strategics are dialing in too. From...