Acquisition lawyer at Scale LLP, Doug Mitchell, recalls one of the closest calls he’s ever encountered while advising a sale. For this episode of SASP, Doug sat down with Andrew Gazdecki to discuss: What kinds of deals he does What lawyers normally manage in SME deals How much he charges for his retainer And what Doug does in his free time. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬…

The Supercross season has wrapped up and we have both regional 250 SX champs as well as runner up on the west, Levi Kitchen. RJ Hampshire finally secured the 250SX title he's been after for years and he's on to talk about getting that monkey off his back. Tom Vialle is on to talk about winning the 250E SX title in his second year racing the series.…

The father of the Lawrence brothers, Darren, is on to talk about his sons finishing 1 - 2 in Denver to make history and incredible rise in general since coming to the US. Phil Nicoletti was in an especially sour mood this weekend but with only one SX to go, he comes on anyway to fill us in on his mood and to share some laughs with Weege and JB. Wil…

Mookie's SX season has been pretty quiet compared to what we have come to expect from the lil Stew but he comes on to talk about the year and goals for next season. Daxton Bennick is one of the fresh faces over at the Star Yamaha and he joins us to talk about his progress in year one. Justin Rodbell is on to talk about the PulpMX LCQ race that is c…

Lebanese founder, Nour Shaaban just sold his SaaS business on Acquire.com for a life-changing sum. While he can’t reveal too many details due to his non-disclosure agreement (NDA), he agreed to hop on the SASP podcast to talk about his experience building and selling his business. Listen to Nour’s chat with Andrew as they discuss: The benefits of t…

RJ Hampshire had himself a weekend! Coming into Nashville where we had an East/West 250 showdown, RJ Hampshire was down double digits but whern the checkers waved, he was in control of the points lead. He joins us to talk about the weekend and of course, making Phil Nicoletti mad. Evan Ferry and Triumph cycles have agreed to part ways. It's a wild …

Marvin Musquin joins us to talk about what he's been up to since he hasn't been racing and how he came to the decision to hang it up. Lars Lindstrom is on to talk a little bit about Jett, the Barcia incident, Steven eating at the Honda truck, MC of course and plenty of other small talk. Coty Schock recently accepted an offer with the ClubMX team fo…

Fresh off the Vurb race, Dub Dub and Chase Stallo come in to talk all about the event and Steve's racing exploits. The DOCTOR Doug Dubach is in studio as well with Mike Ulrich of Yamaha Motors to put the BLU CRU in the show. Adam Cianciarulo just announced his retirement so he calls in to dive in a little deeper on the decision and the timing in th…

Kyle Peters is once again the Arenacross Champion in 2024. It was a great series and he's on to talk about the series and being friends with Phil and Marsh. Levi Kitchen is in the midst of a hot streak and he's on to talk about finding his groove on green. Eli finally got a SX win in 2024 and it couldn't have come at a better time. He's on to talk …

Luke Sheppard recently finished his bachelor’s degree at BYU with a little more spending money and work experience than most grads. He just sold his startup for $500,000 at age 23. While attending university to study business, Luke launched a company called Revive Ratings. It was a marketing SaaS targeted at insurance agencies. He sold it in just o…

Chase Sexton is looking more like himself each week and he comes on the show to talk about getting back to where he should be on Saturdays. Filthy Phil was back on the line in Seattle but he was not stoked son how his night ended up. He comes on to talk about being back and what he needs to do to be better. Mitchell Oldenburg is always a good inter…

In a moment of frustration, David Idol created his first successful Chrome extension, Computer Mouse for XCloud. In just a few short months, he was making $4,000 per month in revenue and he eventually sold his project for 5-figures. Here’s how it happened. David was working at Microsoft for Xbox Live when they launched XCloud, their cloud gaming ap…

Jett Lawrence has been figuring the deal out and he went 3 for 3 in the Indianapolis Triple Crown for the overall. The kid is the real deal and has begun removing the little bit of doubt people still had about the rookie He's on to talk about maturing on the fly in the 450 class. Max Anstie has had a really rough couple of weeks going from points l…

We got a LIVE Pulpmx Show form Indianapolis with JT and Weege co-hosting and DC, David Luongo (!!) and Justin Brayton joining as guests

Cooper Webb had himself a solid ride in Birmingham aside from the slight intersection with the Monster girl on lap one. He comes on to talk about that crazy deal as well as how his season is shaping up. The KING Jeremy McGrath is on because of course he is the one guest we always know cohost DV will be pumped to talk to. Lewis Phillips joins in to …

What would you do if you were stuck in a cabin during an Icelandic snowstorm? Adam Senese and his brother came up with their Shopify app for product bundling, Linq Commerce, trapped in an Airbnb for the day during the dead of the Icelandic winter. The cofounders went home and launched Linq Commerce in early 2020 right as covid hit the world and peo…

Following the Arenacross banger that went down prior to Daytona, we of course had to get on Justin Brayton to lay out as many of his Iowa DBO stories as possible. Alex Martin joins us to talk about the Troll Training program, his riders and how it's going. AC came back to race Daytona for his first time ever on a 450 and he's on to talk about the e…

If someone told you they did what you just read in this title, you’d probably think they’d committed a crime. But Qayyum Rajan’s good fortune was a surprise twist of fate. Early in 2023, Qayyum sold his business, ESG Analytics, to a private equity firm. But, his acquirer ran out of money and offered the business back to him for next to nothing a fe…

Most venture-backed startups fail. It’s a well-known fact, yet many venture-backed founders choose to burn out and ride their dying startups into the ground. Few realize they have options like M&A that could salvage their business for both themselves and their investors. Wil Schroter, founder of Startups.com knows all about failing startups. He fou…

Steve, Kris Keefer, Kellen Brauer and Michael Lindsey of VitalMX are DEEEEEP in the bowels of Florida for the Triumph media launch of their new 250cc Motocross bike and they pulled in Hot Sauce, Ivan Tedesco and the GOAT, Ricky Carmichael for an awesome sit down remote PulpMX Show. So many good stories in here.…

Ken Roczen has risen from the ashes again to secure another win on the kickstarting Suzuki in Glendale! Ken lead wire to wire and comes on to talk about enjoying these wins later in his career. Phil Nicoletti is on to commiserate with us and of course provide a gaggle of giggles. Freddie Noren wins us to talk about the weight of wearing the number …

RC comes on to talk about an explosive start to the 2024 SX series and of course we hit on the "Mcadoo Ordeal" in Detroit. Steve Westfall calls in to talk about the Triumph bike development, the teams thoughts on their debut race and goals moving forward. Then we have the man of the weekend, Cameron Mcadoo comes on to talk about the subject coming …

Working a nine-to-five can be a great launchpad for a successful SaaS application. Just ask Belgian founders Dani Ibanez and Drilon Sqn. Using their industry experience, they created a review application for Shopify called TrustReviews and sold it for six figures.Dani and Drilon look similar (and even finish each other's sentences) but they've purs…

RJ Hampshire finished 2nd at the A2 Triple Crown and he comes on to talk about his series thus far including a flat tire in the 3rd race at A2. Phil Nicoletti is on for his weekly segment on his race and whatever else in on his mind including a Coy story. Kyle Chisholm hasn't been on for a while and we missed the perennial Main Event guy so he's on…

Aaron Plessinger finally sealed the deal and it was palpable in San Diego throughout the stadium. EVERYONE was stoked to see the midwest kid with the good ole' boy flare get the monkey off his back. He's on to talk about that and heading into A2 with the RED PLATE! Phil Nicoletti suffered his second DNF out of the 3 rounds but he's surprisingly opt…

Startup Acquisition Stories with Martin Galovic, Founder of FanMetrics ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Martin Galovic - https://twitter.com/martinglvc https://fansmetrics.com (SOLD) Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/agazdecki⁠/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://acquire.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠…

Startup Acquisition Stories with Ken Savage, Founder of Product Launch Pro ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Ken Savage - https://twitter.com/kensavage https://www.linkedin.com/in/kensavage/ https://productlaunchpro.com (SOLD) Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/agazdecki⁠/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdeck…

Following a wild SF mudder, we have the 4th place finisher, Shane Mcelrath on to talk about the Suzuki and how he feels early in the '24 season. Phil Nicoletti gave up the final podium spot in the 250 class to his teammate and buddy but he's not THAT mad about it. Ryan Breece comes on to talk Arenacross and the 2024 PCS Series in anticipation of jo…

Startup Acquisition Stories with Yahia Bakour, Co-founder of Stock Alarm ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Yahia Bakour - https://twitter.com/mynameisyahia https://www.linkedin.com/in/yahia-bakour/ https://stockalarm.io/ (SOLD) Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/agazdecki⁠/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/…

We've got the legend Chad Reed on to talk about what he's been up to as well as get his thoughts on the newest entry of Australian 450SX racers on the line. Cooper Webb was a big surprise to most people coming out of A1 and it is great to hear his insights on how he felt it went and how he feels heading into round two. Cade Clason checks in to talk…

We are about to kickoff the 2024 race season and we got some of the most experienced names in the sports history on tonight to get insight on what is going on with the riders as they prepare for battle. Tim Ferry is on, the flying Freckle Jeff Ward is on and Too Hip Rick Johnson is on; all to talk about the coming series from their perspective. And…

Startup Acquisition Stories with Justin Vanderheide, Founder of Swimgen ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Justin Vanderheide - https://twitter.com/Jayvanderheide https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinvanderheide https://swimgen.net/ (SOLD) Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/agazdecki⁠/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ag…

Startup Acquisition Stories with Peter SerVaas, Owner of Peak Transit ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Peter SerVaas ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterservaas/ https://twitter.com/pjservaas/ https://www.peaktransit.com/ SOLD) Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/agazdecki⁠/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/​…

Dean Wilson is lining up again for his 15th pro season and he comes on to talk about the symbolic year and what he hopes to accomplish in 2024. Guillem Farres has moved to the Rockstar Husky team for 2024 and he comes on to talk about his expectations on the new bike. Kyle peters is on the hot track to be the winningest Arenacross racer in history …

What a show, we've got a lot of Canadians in the house so let's start there. NewF and Gauldy are here so you know we had to get T Tags on the horn and talk about him coming back to the tiddler class in Canuckia for 2024. Always a good time with T-Dags. We've got a lesser known American Supercross Champion from the midwest who you may know named Cha…

Startup Acquisition Stories with Harinderpreet Singh, Founder of MicMonster ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Harinderpreet Singh ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/harinderpreet/ https://listenmonster.com/ https://micmonster.com (sold) Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/agazdecki⁠/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdec…

Startup Acquisition Stories with Salvatore Aiello, Co-founder of DimeADozen ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Salvatore Aiello ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dested/ ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicapowers/ (Co-founder) ⁠⁠https://www.dimeadozen.ai/ (SOLD) Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/agazdecki⁠/⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.lin…

Ken Roczen's practice mechanic Payton Stevenson joins us to talk about that long relationship and why he prefers being a practice mechanic over being a race mechanic. It's good stuff. Zach-O comes on to talk daily Twitter polls, off-road racing, Blu-Cru and tons of other stuff. Danny Stu comes on to talk Moto media, filmography and bangers! Cameron…

Startup Acquisition Stories with Simon Thompson, Founder of Podseeker ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Simon Thompson https://simonthompson.co/ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-lynch-94b85785/⁠ ⁠https://solodrop.com/⁠ (SOLD) Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - ⁠https://twitter.com/agazdecki⁠/ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/​⁠ ⁠https:…

Clason joins us to talk about his race in Tempure, Weston Peick is on to talk a few things and of course Vince Friese' antics are on the table as well. Joey Savatgy is on a hot streak in WSX and he joins us to talk about that series and his future. A Ray got married y'all and he is on to talk about what he remembers of the beautiful night. Kris Kee…

Startup Acquisition Stories with Cory Lynch, Founder of Solodrop ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Cory Lynch https://twitter.com/thecorylynch https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-lynch-94b85785/ https://solodrop.com/ (SOLD) Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - https://twitter.com/agazdecki https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/​ https://acquire.co…

Trey Canard put the prototype Honda Electric MXer to work in the Japanese National series last weekend and he comes on to talk about the experience. Eric Perronard joins us to talk off-season race coordination and we have probably the best looking co-hosts in the game with Lars Lindstrom of Factory Honda and Paul Perebijnos of Renthal. Great show!…

Startup Acquisition Stories with Jes Bickhart, Founder of Minnow Follow the Guest: Jes Bickhart https://twitter.com/JesBickhart https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesbickhart/ http://www.minnowtv.com/ (SOLD) Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - https://twitter.com/agazdecki https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/​ https://acquire.com/ Follow Acquire.com http…

The first ever Pulpmx ride day at Millville happened and we did a live show Saturday night with a cast of people that were there.

It's a PulpMX Show Live on location from Skip Norfolk's HUDL Brewing Co in Las Vegas. Of course we have to have the King MC in Skip's house. Steve Lamson is always a good conversation and being old teammates with MC brings it back too. Mike Hooker was part of the old PC outfit in the early days and he comes on to spin some tales too. Cam Zink just …

Startup Acquisition Stories with Daniel Ch, Founder of SimpleInk ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Daniel Ch https://www.linkedin.com/in/chddaniel/ https://twitter.com/chddaniel https://simple.ink (SOLD) Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - https://twitter.com/agazdecki https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/​ https://acquire.com/ Follow Acquire…

Alex Martin is on to build the hype and wet the appetite for the PulpMX Ride Day at Millville. Levi Kitchen is now officially a Monster Energy Pro Circuit rider and he is on to talk about the switch, goals for 2024 and hopefully he already has a Mitch story for us, we love those. Newf comes on to talk about Canada and the MXdN and why it just seems…

Startup Acquisition Stories with Devon Gethers, Founder of EarlyAdmit ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Devon Gethers - ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/devon-gethers/ ► https://twitter.com/gethersdevon ► https://earlyadmit.com/ (SOLD) Follow the Host: Andrew Gazdecki - ► https://twitter.com/agazdecki​ ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/​ ►…

Christian Craig joins us to talk about getting back on the bike and his outlook as he heads for the MXdN. Weege comes on to talk about the 2023 race season en mass, what we learned and how the SMX debut went. Ryder Difrancesco has moved on to the Gas Gas TLD team for 2024 so we talk to him about his goals and how different it will be looking at a f…

Startup Acquisition Stories with David Sorbara, Founder of Barkley HQ. Highlights: Years in Business: 4 years Sale Price: High six-figures Buyer Interest: 80 NDAs (Request for more details) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: David Sorbara https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsorbara/ https://twitter.com/davidmsorbara https://barkleyhq.com/ (SOLD) …