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Season B - Ep. 2: Mark Strauch, Founding Partner at Alpine Investors, on building a SaaS holding company
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Mark discusses Alpine Investors and Alpine Software Group, a unique holding company they have built by acquiring SaaS companies within several verticals. He also shared Alpine's take on talent, the profile of companies the firm invests in, and SaaS 2.0.
BIO
Mark Strauch is a founding partner at Alpine Investors and Chairman of Alpine SG, the firm's vertical SaaS aggregation platform. Prior to Alpine, Mark served as CEO of EDC, a financial technology company that was acquired in 2011. Previously, he served as CEO of Business Engine, a venture-backed software company that was acquired in 2007.
TIMESTAMPS
00:35 Intro
03:15 Alpine and CEO-in-Training program
05:35 The reason why Alpine is the most sought-after firm for top MBA programs
06:50 Investing in SaaS and building Alpine SG
13:20 Valuations of private SaaS companies
15:40 Competing for the deals with other PE funds
21:20 Acquisition process and deal structuring
26:25 Investor vs Operator mindsets
28:30 Areas of improvements in bootstrapped companies
32:40 A vision for Alpine SG
Season B is Sponsored by CELIGO, IPaaS for Mid-Market companies.
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