{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F85d96735-ef64-43df-979a-a8326619c776","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"What Recent Fintech Acquisitions Say About What Is Valuable in a Business","description":"Episode 57. In today's news episode, \"What Recent Fintech Acquisitions Say About What Is Valuable in a Business.\"\n\nKey takeaways from this episode include:\n\n\u2713 Getting behind the Sage purchase of GoProposal to analyse exactly what they've bought\n\n\u2713 How the sale value of an accounting firm is different to what is being bought right now\n\n\u2713 What the owner avatar and personal evangelist angle brings to a company valuation\n\n\u2713 The four key aspects of what Sage have invested in with this recent acquisition\n\n\u2713 Asking what an accountancy practice needs to have to attract a high multiple on sale\n\n\u2713 Rethinking the accounting firm selling and exit model from what used to be valuable\n\n\u2713 Comparing Sage/GoProposal with Intuit/Mailchimp in asking what people are really paying for\n\n\u2713 Why accounting advisors need to know how deals are put together and what affects selling price for their business clients\n\nNOTE TO LISTENERS:\n\nvery Tuesday the show gives you a relevant news topic from the accounting and fintech world with a direct application to accountants, CPAs and bookkeepers. Great to stay informed and build your commercial acumen.\n\nMartin and Rob love to hear from the show's 7000+ listeners in 144 countries around the world. If you like the show, leave a review wherever you listen, and please recommend the show to your friends and colleagues.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6375dd90-3820-488b-b0f7-ec1adab7349e/2uKz7urLGbqaMmyUWf0p2fhx.jpg"}