I had a 30min intro call with the owners of a GovCon software business today and it went really well! My only goal in the first call is to meet the owner(s) and get a sense of who they are as people. - Do they seem honest? - Do they have a good reason to sell? - What’s the the story of their business? - Is this someone I might want to partner with? To do that, I try to make the call as casual as possible and let them talk as much as possible. The biggest risk to ANY deal is a misalignment with the seller so I’m trying to determine if this is someone I could get to know, like, and trust. Can’t answer that after one call but it’s step #1. The owners I meet today seem like great guys, real GovCon tech nerds looking to de-risk by selling a majority stake while rolling minority equity. Exactly what I like to see. Now, on to NDA and initial info review!! 🔥

Hi everyone - I’m Josh and for the past 15 years I have invested, brokered, and exited SME businesses. Today, I operate Business Valuation Advisors where we specialize in valuation, LBO modeling, and quality of earnings analysis for this market. I love what Jed has put together, and I look forward to networking with you all.

I'm a former Microsoft software engineer, I can't say enough about the community that Nick Saraev has built at Maker School. I've been a member for several months and he's built THE BEST place to learn AI, automation, and workflow integrations available online. There are few tactical skills you can learn right now that will build more leverage in your search than AI integration and automation. In fact, if you plan to use my workflows and tools, you'll need to know how to implement them. Worth every penny. Join -> Maker School

Hello everyone, very excited to be a part of this group and learn from each of you. I'm an entrepreneur, started my first business in college 20 years ago and had the bug even before then. I'm almost 2 months post exit of a SaaS company my partner and I started in 2015. Consulting for the new owners for a few more weeks and looking forward to wrapping that up. I am NOT a computer guru, my partner was the coder/programmer and I ran all business operations. Been looking pretty regularly for an acquisition since November '24. I have a lovely wife and 4 beautiful kids. Our oldest has health challenges that make every day with her a blessing and also mean it would be ideal for me to find something in the Greater Cincinnati area. I could stretch it to anywhere in Indiana, Ohio or Kentucky if it was the right fit. Buy Box: $2.5 - $10 million purchase price, 20% net margins, 10+ FT employees, 10+ years in business Thanks again to all and rooting for everyone's success!

Hi Everyone - Just joined and looking forward to meeting you. My background and focus is on healthcare businesses. What are you focused on?