SaaS Business Blog & Insights

Discover the industry trends and gain valuable insights through David Jacobs’ informative SaaS business blog posts. 

Clean professional infographic titled “Is This Founder-Owned Software Company Ready for an Exit Process?” featuring five columns labeled Founder Readiness, Earnings Quality, Transferability, Buyer Story, and Diligence Readiness, with David Jacobs branding at the bottom.

How to Tell if a Founder-Owned Software Company Is Ready for an Exit Process

How CFO Firms, CPAs, and M&A Attorneys Can Recognize When a Founder-Owned Software Company Is Ready for an Exit Process When a founder-owned software company ...
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The Illusion of Buyers When Selling a SaaS Company

The Illusion of Buyers When Selling a SaaS Company Many founders believe there are thousands of buyers for their company. They receive inbound emails from ...
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Earnouts business sale

Earnouts Explained: When They Make Sense and How to Structure Them

Earnouts are often introduced in transactions to bridge valuation gaps. When buyers and sellers see future performance differently, an earnout can create flexibility. A portion ...
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Impact of discount rate changes on lower middle market SaaS valuation using DCF analysis

From Spreadsheet to Wire Transfer: Why SaaS Transaction Prices Differ from Financial Valuations

In the $3–20M SaaS market, valuation tension rarely comes from bad math. More often, it comes from a shift in context. I’ve seen situations where ...
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Infographic comparing shallow SaaS vs embedded SaaS, showing CRUD dashboards and add-ons as easily replicated versus systems of record and workflow engines as hard to replace.

The Death of Shallow SaaS: How AI Is Repricing Software Valuations

The Death of Shallow SaaS Over the past few months, public software stocks have sold off sharply.  Some commentators have labeled it a “SaaS-pocalypse.” That ...
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Who Can Actually Buy Your Business?

How Buyer Type Determines Price, Terms, Control and the Future of What You’ve Built Many business owners assume that if multiple buyers show interest, a ...
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