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Andrew Gazdecki on M&A trends, selling two companies, and rebranding

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Andrew Gazdecki on M&A trends, selling two companies, and rebranding

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Esteban Contreras
Nov 28, 2022
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Andrew Gazdecki on M&A trends, selling two companies, and rebranding

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Andrew Gazdecki is the CEO of MicroAcquire, former CEO of Bizness Apps & Altcoin (both acquired), and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at 500 Global.
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EC: What’s the current state of startup M&A, and how does MicroAcquire facilitate deals? 

AG: I'd say the current state of M&A really depends on the deal structure. For venture backed startups we're seeing a lot of acquihires and for bootstrapped startups we're seeing a large uptick in private equity activity.

See here for how MicroAcquire works: 

It's completely free to list on MicroAcquire and we have a paid service for SaaS startups over $1m/ARR: https://microacquire.com/managed-by-microacquire/

EC: You’ve sold two companies you started. What does the journey of selling a company feel like - as a founder? 

AG: It's a roller coaster. After putting years of blood, sweat, and tears into building a company it can be emotional but the reward makes it all worth it.

Here's a clip of me celebrating on closing day (when the money hits your bank account): 

Twitter avatar for @agazdecki
Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki
4-years ago today my startup (Bizness Apps) was acquired and it changed my life forever. I was 29. Fast forward to today and now I'm helping 1000s of founders do the same with @microacquire. Thankful for the opportunities I’ve been blessed with. Just getting started.
2:23 PM ∙ Jun 5, 2022
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EC: Congrats on the (upcoming) rebranding. What was that process like? (And how’s it going with the Twitter handle acquisition?)

Thanks! There's a lot of work that goes into a rebrand, from design, to SEO, to articulating the change to customers and more importantly, the why.

Twitter avatar for @agazdecki
Andrew Gazdecki @agazdecki
Details on the @acquiredotcom rebrand. How did we land on our design? Full credit to @wearecampground. Let's dive in...
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10:48 PM ∙ Nov 18, 2022
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As for the Twitter handle, we'll see!

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