{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Exitwise Productions","title":"The Wise Exit | Venture Capital Pitfalls | Greg Head","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2632,"description":"E40: Join Todd Sullivan and Greg Head, a software and SaaS expert with multiple exits under his belt, as they discuss his background building exceptional businesses, the experiences that shaped his view of Venture Capital as a growth vehicle, and his path to becoming a champion for practical founders everywhere.\nGreg not only explains how venture capital often imposes unrealistic growth requirements, but he also emphasizes how founders who retain their equity experience larger personal financial wins when it comes time to sell their businesses. \nGreg is a 30-year software industry veteran who was part of the startup-to-scale journeys of three different software companies in the CRM industry, including one IPO. \n\nToday, Greg spends his time mentoring SaaS founders on the value of bootstrapping their companies to retain equity, ownership and control of the business decisions. \nI hope you enjoyed the conversation with Greg Head.\n\nWhere To Find Todd Sullivan (Host):\nLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddfsullivan/\nTwitter:  https://twitter.com/Todd_Sullivan\n\nWhere To Find Greg Head (Guest):\nLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregheadaz/\nTwitter:  https://twitter.com/GregHead\n\nEpisode 40 Required Reading, Listening & Viewing:\nPractical Founders podcast\nPractical Founders Peer Groups\nGregslist.com - Gregslist is the curated up-to-date list of local software and SaaS companies in 12 major cities in North America.\nScaling Point - Helping practical software startup founders grow and create valuable companies without big funding.\n\nThe Wise Exit is an Exitwise Production. Are you a business owner looking to sell your business faster, for more, and with less complexity? Learn how Exitwise's founder-led team helps you maximize your exit value and simplifies the M&A process: https://exitwise.com/ ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kqLXcfQkTy9HseHP4Vc-qeq0XdZG0N4iHaTw712bSUY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZWEw/ZTU4ZGRlMGUwZDJk/MTM0YTA5OWQ4Yjk1/ZDQ0Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}