Market Insights

  1. Founders Sponsors John Maxwell Live 2018

    Earlier this month, the Founders team enjoyed hosting friends of the firm at John Maxwell Live at the Church of the Highlands Grants Mill Campus. Over 2000 business owners and community leaders attended the event. This year, Maxwell was joined by bestselling author Patrick Lencioni. Founders was the Presenting Sponsor of the event; all event…

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  2. Founders’ Q3 2018 SaaS Market Update

    This SaaS Industry Update includes comments and insights from industry participants and articles of note regarding growth, M&A timing, and churn. In the quarterly tip, we have outlined considerations for when and why SaaS companies may choose to account for software development costs as an operating expense or capital expenditure.

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  3. Founders Recently Advises on Three Deals

    By: Wesley Legg Founders continues to see an active M&A market this year; the firm has recently advised on three transactions. In some of the transactions, due to competitive sensitivities, the acquirers have requested that some or all of the parties and/or terms of the transactions remain confidential. Minimizer, LLC, a leading manufacturer and distributor of…

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  4. Founders Industrials Update Q3 2018

    In this edition of Founders’ Industrials Update, we focus our attention on recent macro-economic trends and how they may impact the industrials market in 2019. Market trends analyzed include U.S. GDP growth, Q3 earnings performance, interest rate changes, and the U.S. – China trade relationship. As seen in the chart below, U.S. quarterly GDP growth…

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  5. Founders Hosts 6th Annual SaaS and Internet Summit

    By: Zane Tarence Founders held its 6th annual SaaS and Internet Summit recently at Chateau Elan Winery & Resort outside of Atlanta, Georgia.  The Founders team hosted more than sixty CEOs and leaders of top SaaS and Internet companies, 15 technology-focused private equity, and several strategic buyers with extensive M&A experience to share best practices…

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  6. Video: 15 Questions to Score Your Sales Organization

    Guest Article by Anna Talerico, co-founder of Beacon9. This article was originally published on September 20, 2018. Here are 15 questions to ask yourself about your sales organization. These simple questions quickly reveal key strengths, weaknesses, and areas of opportunity.   Video transcript: Hi!  I’m Anna Talerico with Married2Growth. Let’s talk about the maturity of…

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