Sanket Bhasin

PE-Backed Software Founder. Mostly interested in quantifying the art and science of scaling software businesses these days

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@rxhit05 Hybrid: subscription and pay-as-you-go are the holy grail for maximizing the enterprise value of your business.

Paying all expenses with recurring revenue allows you to grow more sustainably and offers better financial risk mitigation.

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@rxhit05 https://t.co/ONzZqjMsfr. Come build with us?

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The quality of software should not be measured by how fast it was built.

If two products do the same thing, the one with massively bloated code may be more of a liability, not an asset.

I’m thinking deeply about how SaaS operators an balance speed to market with long-term code quality.

Would love to hear if anyone has any views on this?

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The smartest software founders I know see high exit valuations as fluffy marketing from buyers.

6x ARR may give them bragging rights, but deal structure, terms, and the buyer's ability to lead and grow their business are what truly determine their future and final payout.

Some options:

→ All-cash at close: clean break with less risk, but little future upside.

→ Earnout: higher potential payout, but higher risk.

→ Equity rollover: less cash now, but a shot at a second, bigger exit.

Each has tradeoffs: liquidity, risk, control, and future involvement.

Anyway, my letter shared how to decode your real payout under each scenario. You should probably read it if you're a software founder anywhere near M&A talks.

https://t.co/CHvEFNrnFA

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@denk_tweets Legend, absolutely crushing! Here's a post I wrote about exit payout options (on beehiiv, of course) if you're thinking about exiting again:

https://t.co/ceFpY2yw6K

Shameless plug.

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The iPhone 13 mini will go down as the best made iPhone

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@Amank1412 They're doing God's work on earth

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Also, feel free to comment any other services for .edu

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Free stuff software homies can claim with your student email 🧵

Everything on this list requires student verification not generic free trials that anyone can get.

Start with the GitHub Student Pack because it unlocks a lot of free services automatically, then work your way down.

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