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Built to Sell Radio

Built to Sell Radio

Business:Entrepreneurship

Ep. 110 How Mainspring Went From a Valuation of 1 to 5 Times Revenue

Ep. 110 How Mainspring Went From a Valuation of 1 to 5 Times Revenue

2017-09-20
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In 2014, Hank Goddard got an offer of one times revenue to buy his software company, Mainspring Healthcare Solutions. 

Goddard said, “No, thank you”.

A year later, the acquirer came back and doubled their offer to two times revenue. Again, Goddard declined.

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