How to Buy & Grow SaaS Companies with Kevin McArdle

M&A Launchpad

In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Feras Moussa and Casey Minshew welcome special guest Kevin McArdle, co-founder and CEO of Big Band Software. Kevin Shares his incredible journey from CP of Sales at Cerner to acquiring and operating over 50 SaaS companies. After a stint teaching high school math, Kevin landed his first tech job at a booming global software company.

His journey to VP was a masterclass in scaling a successful tech business and led him to start and run multiple companies of his own. After realizing that wealth was created as a business owner, he started Big Band, where they apply Fortune 100 principals to small companies on their next leg of growth. Kevin discusses the strategies that he employs to help the current team become more efficient in their day-to-day work.

If you are an aspiring entrepreneur or someone interested in the SaaS industry, this episode is packed with invaluable insights on buying and managing a software business.

In this podcast episode, we discuss:

• What is SaaS?
• The Decentralization Strategy
• Growing a Tech Business
• Acquisitions in the Software Industry

You can connect with Kevin McArdle by X (Twitter) or by website: Big Band Software / @kevin_mcardle

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