How2Exit: Buy, Don't Build - M&A of Small Businesses E114: Eric Grafstrom Helps Small Businesses with Selling Strategies and Valuation Tools - How2Exit
Apr 19, 2023
55:45
Eric is the founder at ExitGuide, an M&A platform for Main Street businesses. He is a longtime tech executive and entrepreneur who began his career at broadcast.com and worked for Yahoo in the UK and California, eventually moving back into early stage technology companies.
A veteran in the internet space, having started his career in the mid-90s selling webcasting services. His rise to fame began when he was the first person to try to sell webcasting services when people did not have sound cards and speakers. After his company, AudioNet, was acquired by Yahoo, he moved to London and then to Silicon Valley. Currently he is focusing on buying and selling mid-market companies, and helping those too small for investment bankers.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/-l5wEfJYRFc
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericgrafstrom/
Website: https://exitguide.com/
Email: eric@exitguide.com
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How2Exit Joins ITX's Channel Partner Network!
-Why ITX?
Since 1998, ITX has created $5 billion in value by selling more than 225 IT businesses in 20 countries. ITX works exclusively with IT-enabled businesses generating between $5M and $30M who are ready to be sold, and M&A decision-makers who are ready to buy. For over 25 years ITX has developed industry knowledge that helps them determine whether a seller is a good fit for their buyers before making a match.
"Out of all of the brokers I've met, this team has the most experience and I believe the best ability to get IT service businesses sold at the best price" - Ron Skelton
The ITX M&A Marketplace we partnered with has a proprietary database of 50,000+ global buyers seeking IT Services firms, MSPs, MSSPs, Software-as-a-Service platforms, and channel partners in the Microsoft, Oracle, ServiceNow, and Salesforce space.
If you are interested in learning more about the process and current market valuations, complete the contact form and we’ll respond within one business day. Everything is kept confidential.
Are you interested in what your business may be worth? Unlock the value of your IT Services firm, visit https://www.itexchangenet.com/marketplace-how2exit and complete the contact form.
Our partnership with ITX focuses on deals above $5M in value. If you are looking to buy or sell a tech business below the $5M mark, we recommend Flippa.
Flippa - Real Buyers, Real Sellers - Where the Real Deals Are Made
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A veteran in the internet space, having started his career in the mid-90s selling webcasting services. His rise to fame began when he was the first person to try to sell webcasting services when people did not have sound cards and speakers. After his company, AudioNet, was acquired by Yahoo, he moved to London and then to Silicon Valley. Currently he is focusing on buying and selling mid-market companies, and helping those too small for investment bankers.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/-l5wEfJYRFc
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Contact Eric on
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericgrafstrom/
Website: https://exitguide.com/
Email: eric@exitguide.com
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How2Exit Joins ITX's Channel Partner Network!
-Why ITX?
Since 1998, ITX has created $5 billion in value by selling more than 225 IT businesses in 20 countries. ITX works exclusively with IT-enabled businesses generating between $5M and $30M who are ready to be sold, and M&A decision-makers who are ready to buy. For over 25 years ITX has developed industry knowledge that helps them determine whether a seller is a good fit for their buyers before making a match.
"Out of all of the brokers I've met, this team has the most experience and I believe the best ability to get IT service businesses sold at the best price" - Ron Skelton
The ITX M&A Marketplace we partnered with has a proprietary database of 50,000+ global buyers seeking IT Services firms, MSPs, MSSPs, Software-as-a-Service platforms, and channel partners in the Microsoft, Oracle, ServiceNow, and Salesforce space.
If you are interested in learning more about the process and current market valuations, complete the contact form and we’ll respond within one business day. Everything is kept confidential.
Are you interested in what your business may be worth? Unlock the value of your IT Services firm, visit https://www.itexchangenet.com/marketplace-how2exit and complete the contact form.
Our partnership with ITX focuses on deals above $5M in value. If you are looking to buy or sell a tech business below the $5M mark, we recommend Flippa.
Flippa - Real Buyers, Real Sellers - Where the Real Deals Are Made
Visit Flippa - https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100721038-15233003
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💰If you’d like additional ways to support this podcast, you can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=66340956
►Visit Our Website: https://www.how2exit.com/
📧For Business Inquiries: Me@4sale2sold.com
👇🏻SUBSCRIBE HERE
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ONnhwaKSTPFt2nOxKoXXQ?sub_confirmation=1
𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬...?
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💬 Comment below to share your opinion!
🔗 Share the video with anyone you think might help :) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
📱Stay Tuned On Our Social Media :
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» Twitter - https://twitter.com/ronaldskelton
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» Newsletter - http://deeper.how2exit.com/
📞Have suggestions, or comments, or want to tell us about a business for sale call our hotline and leave a message: 918-641-4150
🎬SUGGESTED VIDEOS
Don't forget to watch 📽 Our other videos. Please check them out :
▶️How2Exit Episode 44: David Barnett - Author, Speaker, Seminar Host, Consultant, Coach, Educator. https://youtu.be/AxYIj_lJCOY
▶️How2Exit Episode 60: Tim Mueller - Co-Founder and President of ITX. https://youtu.be/DCMAnuhLznw
▶️How2Exit Episode 22: Adam Coffey - CEO, best-selling author and Forbes Business Council member. https://youtu.be/RjPjw6qRtv8
#How2Exit # # 💖Thanks for watching! 💖
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/how2exit-buy-don-t-build-m-a-of-small-businesses--4859429/support.