Acquiring any business is hard. Acquiring a software company is no exception, and indeed may prove to be even more intimidating to the inexperienced acquiror due to certain non-obvious considerations unique to software companies and the business models under which they operate.

In this audio blog, I explore several of these unique and non-obvious considerations for the prospective software acquiror to consider based on my own experience acquiring, running, and selling a small- to medium-sized software company over the course of many years. Specifically, for every topic that I profile, I discuss why it’s important to dig one level deeper than the simple “headline” numbers or conclusions.

In this audio blog I will discuss only financial considerations, while in my next episode, I will discuss non-financial considerations.

Enjoy!