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  1. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

    MEETUPS 
    Didn't hear from anyone but I'm still planning to work from the library tomorrow...feel free to PM me if you are planning on coming
  2. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

    MEETUPS 
    OK so...does 10AM -12 work at Chicago Edgewater Public Library Saturday 11/15 work? I reserved one of the work rooms to hang out.
  3. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

    MEETUPS 
    I"m not sure its shy...just coordinating a meetup with dates/times/locations with busy people on a forum can be tough. Easy to say yes I'm game, tougher to actually get done. I'm doing software consulting and working a software acquisition right now.
  4. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

    MEETUPS 
    Yes I'm still down...I'm in Edgewater now so a downtown/Northside meeting would be best.
  5. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

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    Trying to revive this meetup...anyone good for July? I should be in town most of the month after the 4th.
  6. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

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    I'm out of town quite a bit in June as well. July I should be around most of the month.
  7. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

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    I had put out a date to meet in April but hadn't heard back. I'm game for a meetup in June though.
  8. DaveC

    Questions for those looking to buy a business

    You can look at the main biz for sale sites but its not typically the best place to go for businesses, for numerous reasons. The quality is usually not great, there's a lot of tire kickers. Most good finds are going to be in the private or semi-private markets. Reaching out to site or...
  9. DaveC

    Questions for those looking to buy a business

    Range varies...anywhere from small content sites and e-commerce starting around $5K up to over $1M...but that's with several other investors. My background is in software sales and consulting so I like the software model, but finding good investments in SaaS or tech that you can get at a...
  10. DaveC

    Questions for those looking to buy a business

    Anyone here looking to buy/acquire/invest into an existing business? Online or B&M? I've bought and sold several businesses in the past and have a few tech company investments and am looking to share ideas/tips. If you're in the search mode, what kind of questions/issues/roadblocks are you...
  11. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

    MEETUPS 
    OK lets tentatively plan on 4/19....anyone else on board?
  12. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

    MEETUPS 
    OK....well looks like 4/6 is out. Any other dates work? How about 4/19?
  13. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

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    So does 4/6 not work for most people?
  14. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

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    Reviving this....I'm traveling quite a bit in the next couple of weeks but wanted to see if we can get something on the calendar. What about Sunday afternoon on 4/6? @1step @Genester @Chicago Jon @Milkanic @Determined2012 @Chicago457 @chicagokalo @Chicago_DSM
  15. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

    MEETUPS 
    I'm up for a February meeting if people are game, and then we could try for a monthly after that. Saturday afternoons should work as I tend to be out of town during the week. If we are looking for a venue, there's a Chicago Public library near me in Bucktown with a conference meeting room I...
  16. DaveC

    Chicago Meet Up...

    MEETUPS 
    Yes would definitely be interested
  17. DaveC

    Questions on buying SaaS company

    SAAS / APPS WEB/DIGITAL 
    Yeah I've checked out Rob's stuff....he's definitely given me some good ideas. I've seen the 10x monthly numbers before but that seems like its usually for Adsense or smaller sites reliant on Google traffic. I haven't seen any software or SaaS companies under 12x months profit.
  18. DaveC

    Questions on buying SaaS company

    SAAS / APPS WEB/DIGITAL 
    I’m looking at acquiring a SaaS company. Wondered if anyone had any experience with the following: Valuation: I’m seeing and calculating valuations in the 2x-3x Yearly Profit area. This is for a small mid six figure revenue SaaS business. Are other people seeing similar valuations...
  19. DaveC

    Intro from Chicago

    Hi All- I've read the Fastlane and have been reading the boards for a while...great stuff here! I'm currently doing corporate software consulting...yes I know its the time for money sinkhole, I'm definitely looking to exit quickly:) I've tried a few different business models in the past...
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