
About this episode
Nick Keegan owned a struggling software business doing just €1m/yr until an acquisition put it on the path to 9 figures.
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Topics in Nick’s interview:
- 10 years in the Irish Defense Forces
- His app idea that ultimately failed
- Pivoting his failed business into Mail Metrics
- Successfully competing against larger print companies
- 7 years of slow growth
- Acquiring 2 large companies simultaneously
- Hiring a tutor to teach him basic finance
- Buying one business in Ireland and one in the UK
- Borrowing at a very high interest rate
- Increasing revenue by $12m in one year
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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron
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