In venture-backed SaaS companies that are (generally) under $200M in revenue, it is a luxury to have someone dedicated to corporate development. When it becomes a need the c-suite often reaches for someone with subject matter expertise on the business and good business acumen, but limited experience in running an M&A function. Even if you have some experience with M&A, running it inside a venture-backed company requires some tailoring to make it work for those businesses.

The In/Organic podcast was born out of years of experience working on M&A and business development initiatives that led to M&A in early-stage SaaS companies. In this series, we talk with founders and industry experts who are or have worked on the front lines of venture-backed M&A and business development.

My name is Christian Hassold, and I have over 24 years of experience as an operator in SaaS companies. After several successful endeavors as a CEO, where I had founded companies, grew them, and led them to successful exits, I decided I no longer wanted to be a CEO. Instead, I shifted my focus to helping CEOs scale their companies through a combination of inorganic and indirect growth initiatives.

In this episode, you will hear my background, and the "why" for launching this podcast.

Tune in and listen to the first episode of In/organic. Join me every two weeks as we shed light on organic, inorganic, and indirect growth strategies for hyperscale SaaS companies.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• A bit about Christian's background (1:10)
• Why this podcast was created (3:50)
• What can you expect from In/organic podcast (5:30)

Let's connect: 

• LinkedIn
• Website

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