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    <title>Starting &amp; Sustaining - Episodes Tagged with “Acquisition”</title>
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    <description>Starting &amp; Sustaining originally began as a book and spreadsheet (https://get.startingandustaining.com) created to help people start software businesses. That evolved into candid discussions with people involved in software businesses in one way or another. 
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    <itunes:subtitle>Candid discussions with folks involved in and around the SaaS industry.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>JD and I talk about buying and selling SaaS applications and share some details from the process of selling and transferring Sifter. JD shares what it's like juggling multiple businesses and how he makes it work, and he dives into the attributes and insights he uses to decide whether a SaaS application is a good opportunity or not and how he does business a bit differently. This is an episode that's near and dear because I feel like it shares some of the less-often seen aspects of transactions like selling businesses. I really hope you enjoy it. Special Guest: JD Graffam.
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    <![CDATA[<p>JD and I talk about buying and selling SaaS applications and share some details from the process of selling and transferring Sifter. JD shares what it&#39;s like juggling multiple businesses and how he makes it work, and he dives into the attributes and insights he uses to decide whether a SaaS application is a good opportunity or not and how he does business a bit differently. This is an episode that&#39;s near and dear because I feel like it shares some of the less-often seen aspects of transactions like selling businesses. I really hope you enjoy it.</p><p>Special Guest: JD Graffam.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://get.startingandsustaining.com">Starting &amp; Sustaining</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://get.startingandsustaining.com">The second edition of Starting &amp; Sustaining will be out in late 2017. Visit the site to get on the list and be the first to know as well as receive a launch discount.</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Graffam Cos." rel="nofollow" href="http://graff.am">Graffam Cos.</a></li><li><a title="Simple Focus" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.simplefocus.com/">Simple Focus</a></li><li><a title="Clear Function" rel="nofollow" href="http://clearfunction.com/">Clear Function</a></li><li><a title="Sifter" rel="nofollow" href="https://sifterapp.com/">Sifter</a></li><li><a title="Pulse" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pulseapp.com/">Pulse</a></li><li><a title="Ballpark" rel="nofollow" href="http://getballpark.com/">Ballpark</a></li><li><a title="Full transcript" rel="nofollow" href="https://startingandsustaining.com/jd-graffam-serial-acquirer-of-saas-apps-2b6e74a035df">Full transcript</a></li></ul>]]>
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