Market Insights

  1. Growth or Profitability – Which Should I Choose?

    By: Chris Weingartner One of the most frequent questions we are asked by SaaS founders and entrepreneurs is whether their focus should be on growing revenues or achieving profitability, especially when it comes to the impact on Enterprise Value.  It is a complicated question that presents meaningful tradeoffs unique to each company and one that…

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  2. Brad Johnson Receives 10 Year Service Award

    Brad Johnson began working at Founders as an undergraduate intern in 2008 and has continued to grow in his career within the firm. Currently, Brad serves as a Vice President, primarily focusing on leading the execution of transactions in SaaS, digital media, and other technology companies. In 2017, Brad was an inaugural inductee into the…

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  3. E&P Consolidation Impact on Independent OFS Companies

    By: John Sinders As E&P operators continue to consolidate, the oilfield service industry will be forced to adjust. A similar consolidation story in the industry intuitively makes sense, as E&P operators’ focus on profitability will squeeze service providers and force them to make up the margin with synergies created through M&A. Integrated independent service providers…

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  4. Five Benchmarks to Manage in Your Franchise

    By: Mike McCraw Across the wide range of franchise concepts – from restaurants and coffee shops to fitness studios, hotels, convenience stores, and more – common benchmarks are used to track, compare, and improve franchise businesses. Benchmarks, or key performance indicators (KPIs), are particularly useful in the multi-unit / franchise world: rich data is typically…

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  5. Founders Multi-Unit Market Insights Report

    This edition of the Founders Multi-Unit Market Insights Report includes market commentary, leading indicator trends, and M&A updates. Additionally, as a part of our series on the Founders “Financial Readiness Assessment” for middle-market multi-unit companies, we explore Same Store Sales Growth, Financial Preparedness, and Average Unit Volume as key aspects of your business that potential investors…

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  6. Founders’ June 2019 Industrials Update

    In this edition of Founders’ Industrials Update, we focus our attention on the test and measurement industry. We analyze the outlook for the sector, breakout key segments in the test and measurement space, comment on historical valuation trends, and list prominent players in the industry.  We also provide coverage of key 2018 transactions in the test and…

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