Episode description

• F.E. International focuses on buying and selling technology businesses, filling the gap in the market for smaller tech companies.
• Valuation is based on comparable past deals and the specific variables of the business model.
• Founders today are more prepared than ever, thanks to the abundance of information and resources available.
• Consistency is key in business, and showing up and doing what you say you'll do sets you apart from the competition.
• F.E. International has a global reach and works with clients from all over the world.

• "Valuation tends to be based on real estate. What has a similar business sold for?" - Thomas Smale
• "If you're trusting your life's work to an M&A firm, do you want to do that with a firm that's done it thousands of times before?" - Thomas Smale
• "The American dream is a big stereotype. You can build a business out of almost anything in the US." - Thomas Smale