How to Acquire Software Companies and Build a Brand for Deal Flow with Colin Keeley

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In this video, Colin Keeley talks about how to go about acquiring a software companies.  We will explore the different steps involved in the process and what you need to keep in mind when making an acquisition and simultaneously how to build a brand and create acquisition deal flow


SHOW NOTES:
00:00  Intro
00:27  Colin's Call to Adventure
01:38  Colin's First Acquisition - deal stack
03:02  Why they sold -
04:08  Getting the right Valuation
05:36  his analysis on Mark Leonard
07:19  SBA money hard for software
07:30  How he is building a brand
09:30  His Internet business buying course
11:00  Growing his acquisitions - his play book
12:46  Every deal we do is getting bigger
13:45  Talking about Andrew Wilkinson - all software tastes like chicken
15:44  Mark Leonard Constellation Software - 500 Acquisitions
17:28  Working on Fund - bringing cash to the party
18:39  best way to distill your learnings is teach it
20:50  Stretchy pants - sticking hands in sockets
22:04  Who he is inspired - weird thing about mentors
23:22  books he reads - American Kingpin
24:47  Make Moves - be serious about it.