
Startup Acquisition Stories
Get the inside look at how startup founders and entrepreneurs used Acquire.com (formerly MicroAcquire) to sell their startup or buy an online business. Learn tips on how to vet sellers/buyers, justify valuations, negotiate terms, handle due diligence, asset transfers, escrow, post-acquisition support, and more!
Latest episodes

Jun 6, 2022 • 19min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Tim Schmidbauer - Co-Founder of Inlytics
Startup Acquisition Stories with Tim Schmidbauer - Co-Founder of Inlytics
Tim Schmidbauer-
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-schmidbauer/
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/inlytics-io
https://www.inlytics.io/
Andrew Gazdecki
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://acquire.com

May 31, 2022 • 27min
Startup Acquisition Stories with David Horne & Marty Balkema - Co-founders at Calm Capital
Startup Acquisition Stories with David Horne and Marty Balkema - Co-founders + Managing Partners at Calm Capital
This is a mini-series within SaaS Acquisitions Stories where we profile the top Acquire.com Private Equity firms and firms acquiring online businesses at scale.
David Horne-
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidnc/
https://twitter.com/_davidhorne_
https://www.calmcapital.com/
Marty Balkema-
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martybalkema/
https://twitter.com/MartyBalkema
https://www.calmcapital.com/
Andrew Gazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://acquire.com

May 23, 2022 • 15min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Akeel Jabber - Investment Director at Horizen Capital
Startup Acquisition Stories withAkeel Jabber - Investment Director at Horizen Capital
This is a mini-series within Startup Acquisitions Stories where we profile the top Acquire.com Private Equity firms and firms acquiring online businesses at scale.
Akeel Jabber
https://twitter.com/AkeelJabber
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akeel-jabbar/
https://horizencapital.com/
Andrew Gazdecki
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://acquire.com

May 16, 2022 • 27min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Greg Lazarus - Managing Director at Polychrome Capital
Startup Acquisition Stories with Greg Lazarus - Managing Director at Polychrome Capital
This is a mini-series within Startup Acquisitions Stories where we profile the top Acquire.com Private Equity firms and firms acquiring online businesses at scale.
Greg Lazarus
https://twitter.com/greglaz5
https://www.linkedin.com/in/greglazarus/
https://www.polychromecapital.com/
Andrew Gazdecki
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://acquire.com

May 9, 2022 • 15min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Kieran Parker - Founder of Heeed
Startup Acquisition Stories with Kieran Parker - Founder of Heeed
Kieran found the right buyer for his company Simple Kits through Acquire.com. Hear him share his experience of selling a company on Acquire.com.
Kieran Parker
https://twitter.com/_kprkr
https://simplekits.co/ (Got Acquire'd)
Andrew Gazdecki
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://acquire.com

May 2, 2022 • 25min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Conor Chamness - Corporate Development | M&A at Dura Software
Startup Acquisition Stories with Conor Chamness - Corporate Development | M&A at Dura Software
This is a mini-series within Startup Acquisition Stories where we profile the top Acquire.com Private Equity firms and firms acquiring online businesses at scale.
Conor Chamness
https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-chamness-3b7babb4/
https://www.dura.software/
Andrew Gazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://acquire.com

Apr 25, 2022 • 18min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Frank Kosarek - Head Of Sourcing at OpenStore
Startup Acquisition Stories with Frank Kosarek - Head Of Sourcing at OpenStore
This is a mini-series within Startup Acquisition Stories where we profile the top Private Equity firms and firms acquiring online businesses at scale.
Frank Kosarek
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-kosarek-496929b0/
https://twitter.com/KosarekFrank
https://open.store/
Andrew Gazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://acquire.com

Apr 19, 2022 • 16min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Dirk Sahlmer - M&A Manager at saas.group
Startup Acquisition Stories withDirk Sahlmer - M&A Manager at saas.group
This is a mini-series within Startup Acquisition Stories where we profile the top Private Equity firms and firms acquiring online businesses at scale.
Dirk Sahlmer-
https://saas.group/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirksahlmer/
Andrew Gazdecki -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://acquire.com

Apr 11, 2022 • 35min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Rick Garcia - Founder and COO of G12 Communications
Startup Acquisition Stories with Rick Garcia - Founder and COO of G12 Communications
Rick Garcia (rgarcia@g12com.com)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rgarciajr/
https://www.g12com.com/
https://www.engage.co/ (Company Acquire'd)
https://monstervoip.com/ (Company Acquire'd)
Andrew Gazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://acquire.com/

Apr 4, 2022 • 27min
Startup Acquisition Stories with James Crennan - General Partner at Xenon Partners
Startup Acquisition Stories with James Crennan - General Partner at Xenon Partners
This is a mini-series within Startup Acquisition Stories where we profile the top MicroAcquire Private Equity firms and firms acquiring online businesses at scale.
James Crennan -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-crennan-5a26a7114/
https://xenon.io/
Andrew Gazdecki -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://acquire.com/