Nicklas Hansen

M&A Director @ Mainstreet - Acquiring software businesses and never re-flipping them. DM me.

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@wallstengine chip companies buy software to own the developer relationship. the revenue line barely matters in that math

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@shadesofmett deutschland kann software. Die hat halt oft noch eine faxnummer im impressum und eine website die seit Windows XP keiner angefasst hat

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@HardwareRat KI macht software billiger zu bauen. Den wechsel für den kunden macht sie trotzdem nicht billiger

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

the question at #HRTech2026 was whether point solutions survive once workday and rippling build the same feature

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@tanayj 26% growth and GAAP unprofitable at 6x. two years ago that's a 15x convo, which tells you how much the market reset

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@themlpx most of these companies aren't broken, they're just overcapitalized. fix the cost base and the cash flow shows up fast

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@wealthmoose CSI grows phenomenally YoY through inorganic growth. Their PortCo’s on organic growth? Different story

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

lots of founders know their MRR by heart but have to go look up gross margin

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@okaythenfuture honestly prob great for the app layer. Cheaper inputs, same prices to customers, margins go up

[Jesse Tinsley @JesseTinsley]

The Mainstreet team and I will be in Las Vegas this week for Money2020 and HR Tech.

We rented a 12,000 sq ft mansion and are hosting a few events throughout the week.

If you're a founder, investor or operator in town for either conference DM me. Let's connect.

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@Codie_Sanchez Series A announcements have entered the chat

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@manager_magazin Konzernsoftware wird selten schlecht, sie wird nur vergessen. Ein neuer Eigentümer ändert das schnell

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@MaximInvestiert 20 Milliarden weniger in zehn Tagen. Ganz schön wenig recurring für “recurring revenue”

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@AstasiaMyers I’ve seen many such cases when founders sell to PE. Their baby is optimized with the intention of being re-flipped in the near term, destroying their legacy in the process

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@Waymo Good luck with the snowbanks

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@ycombinator Great path for the right company. Worth noting it's one of many, and some of the best software businesses never needed a round to win

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@kwharrison13 Every company that was growthmaxxing in 2021 is paying for it somewhere too. Usually the cap table

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@Austen Revenue per FTE is the number that I find really interesting in saas companies. The gap between AI-native operators and everyone else is getting wide fast

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

@MarindeVanssay From the buy side, SaaS with sticky B2B customers is the way. Consumer apps can be huge, but retention is harder to underwrite

[Nicklas Hansen @NickMainstreet]

Not every good software company needs another round. Some just need a new owner with more resources